Shoplifting suspect drags officer with car, makes getaway
A city patrolman on security detail at the Dartmouth Street Stop & Shop in New Bedford, Massachusetts, was dragged 30 feet by a car driven by a shoplifting suspect the office had been trying to handcuff, police said. The officer received only minor injuries and was treated and released from St. Luke’s Hospital. According to police, the unnamed officer had approached the shoplifting suspect as he got into his car. A struggle ensued and the suspect managed to get into the car, get it into reverse, and back up with the officer’s arm still through the driver’s window. The officer broke free and the suspect took off. The car was later found on Idlewood Drive in Dartmouth, where it had been driven into a tree. The suspect was gone and a search including a K-9 did not find the suspect, who remains at large. Once he is caught, the male suspect will face charges of shoplifting, resisting arrest, assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and assault to murder, police said. The investigation is continuing. [For more: SouthCoastToday]
Loss prevention manager may be responsible for $300K theft
A manager with Fred Meyer in Portland, Oregon, is accused of stealing more than $18,000 from the grocery store she was entrusted to prevent theft from, according to court documents. Emily J. Tallman, 35, appeared in Multnomah County Circuit Court on Friday and was arraigned on one count of aggravated first-degree theft and possession of meth. Detectives assigned to the Portland Police Bureau’s White Collar Crimes Unit arrested Tallman on Thursday at the Gateway Fred Meyer. Store officials told detectives with the Portland Police Bureau’s White Collar Crimes Unit that the Gateway Fred Meyer had experienced a cash theft of more than $300,000. Officials say that detectives are continuing their investigation to see if Tallman is responsible for all $300,000 or if she had accomplices. The theft, according to prosecutors, occurred when Tallman, the manager in charge of loss prevention, took cash from the self-checkout registers. The thefts began in January 2017.
At first, Fred Meyer wasn’t sure how the store was losing money. They asked Tallman to launch an investigation. Tallman reported to her superiors that she was unable to come up with any explanation for the loss of cash and the thefts continued. Struggling to find answers, the company launched its own investigation separate from Tallman and was able to review the store’s security cameras. When officials watched the video for May 24, 2017 they saw Tallman pushing a grocery cart at 1:30 a.m. next to the self-checkout machines. The grocery cart was full of cleaning supplies. Tallman was “looking around the store, apparently, to see if anyone can see her, then opening the secure cash storage area inside the machine with a key, then reaching inside the machine with her hand.” The video shows her removing something from the machine but the contents were obscured by her clipboard. When the alleged theft happened on May 24, Tallman was not scheduled to be inside the store. Video and records from the self-checkout machines shows that Tallman stole more than $18,000 from 3 machines on May 24, according to court documents. Officials were apparently concerned Tallman might flee the country because she had a vacation scheduled for June 23. When detectives arrested Tallman on June 22 at the store, police searched her backpack and found methamphetamine inside an eyeglass case, according to court documents. Tallman, who lives in Ridgefield, told jail staff during her booking interview that she has worked for Fred Meyer for 10 years. Tallman has no criminal record and her next court date is scheduled for July 7. On Friday, a spokesperson for Fred Meyer declined to comment. Police are continuing their investigation into Tallman and are asking for the public’s help in determining her purchases. Anyone with information on how she stored or handled cash is asked to call 503.823.0400. [For more: KOIN6 News]
“Shoplifting is my job,” suspect allegedly said after theft of $4,000 in merchandise
Two people are facing felony charges after they were caught shoplifting more than $4,000 worth of merchandise from Macy’s at Oxmoor Center in Louisville, Kentucky, according to arrest reports. The arresting officer said one of the suspects, Leosha Morris, stated, “shoplifting is my job.” Police said a loss prevention associate overheard Morris provide two shoplifters with descriptions of LP associates and their locations inside the store. Morris, 20, was the alleged lookout for Ray Hamilton, 25, who tried to leave the store on Saturday with $2,207.95 worth of merchandise he didn’t buy, police said, and a second shoplifter who made a run for it. That suspect later was spotted at a nearby Wendy’s where Morris was trying to pick her up. The unknown shoplifter ran off again and has not been captured. Police said Morris got into the Wendy’s drive-thru line and pretended to be a customer. She allegedly was caught with another $1,929.41 worth of stolen Macy’s merchandise. Morris and Hamilton are charged with theft by unlawful taking. Morris also is charged with shoplifting, identity theft, giving an officer a false name or address, and having no operators license. [For more: Wave3 News ]
South Florida Football: Adrian Palmore arrested for credit card fraud
Maybe it’s the heat. Maybe it”s just that Florida can get weird. Whatever the reason, the off-season has been nothing but trouble for some South Florida football players. Between University of Florida players getting cited for drugs and USF players getting arrested for sexual assault, it has not been a great year for Florida football. Last week, another University of South Florida football player was arrested… this time for credit card fraud. Adrian Palmore is a walk-on tight end for the USF Bulls. He was arrested last week in Temple Terrace, a suburb of Tampa. According to the police report, Palmore was arrested shortly after 6:30 p.m. last Monday at an IHOP in Temple Terrace. He ordered food from the establishment and then attempted to pay for it with a stolen credit card. Unfortunately, the owner of the card had already reported it stolen, so the bank already had contacted the restaurant. Palmore at first tried to claim that the card had been given to him by a friend, and then later changed his story to state that he had discovered the card at school. He was hungry, so instead of turning it in, he decided to use it. Palmore was summarily arrested and charged with petit theft and credit card fraud. He was released on $750 bail. USF has not released a statement whether they will release Palmore from the team, but it seems pretty minor compared to some of the hooliganism perpetuated by other members of the South Florida team. Senior DB Hassan Childs was arrested in March for assault and drug possession charges, and DE LaDarrius Jackson was charged with sexual assault in May. Both players have since been dismissed from the team. [For more: Fox Sports]
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