Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Shoplifting News Wednesday Nov 7-2007 www.privateofficer.com


FARMINGTON CT. - A Hartford woman was nabbed on an outstanding arrest warrant Sunday when she showed up at the police station with paperwork pertaining to her daughter's shoplifting arrest, police said.

Roxanne Clark, 48, of 48 Baltimore St. was arrested on a warrant for second-degree failure to appear and was held overnight, Sgt. Paul Lemieux said. "She came to the police station to bring some paperwork because we were booking her daughter for a shoplifting arrest," Lemiuex said. "Her daughter was under 18 and officers realized there was an outstanding warrant for Clark's arrest out of East Hartford." Clark was held overnight on $4,500 surety bond until her appearance in Hartford Superior Court Monday. Lemieux said her daughter was released on bond.


Mesa Az.

Mesa Police arrested three women on suspicion of shoplifting approximately $1,976 worth of merchandise from a Wal-Mart on Friday.Sarah Valenzuela, 40; her daughter Alyssa Kavoka, 18; and her cousin Tara Kavoka, 26, were seen on surveillance video by police placing items into a cart and into a tote and a Rubbermaid container in the cart at the Wal-Mart near Stapley Drive and Baseline Road at about 7:55 p.m. Friday, according to police records.In several instances, the women met in an aisle and then split up again, police said.

At approximately 8:05 p.m., Valenzuela attempted to leave the store with the cart of unpaid merchandise when she and the other women were stopped by security and a police officer, police said.When asked for her information, Tara Kavoka gave police a false name. She later revealed her name, telling police she first lied because she had outstanding warrants for her arrest, police said. The report said that Wal-Mart security discovered a prior shoplifting incident with a Wal-Mart in Scottsdale.


ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A woman beaten Thursday on Wheeling Island is healing in the Belmont County Jail. She was arrested early today accused of shoplifting with her young son.Nicole Voellinger, 24, was arrested at 12:46 a.m. today at Wal-Mart in the Ohio Valley Plaza on the shoplifting charge and another misdemeanor count of child endangerment. Today, Belmont County Chief Deputy Joseph Hummel said the child endangerment charge is the result of Voellinger allegedly involving her 7-year-old son in a crime.Hummel said Voellinger is accused of stealing $193 in Wal-Mart items he believes to be articles of clothing. According to the chief, the young boy was placed in the custody of a family member.Wheeling police found Voellinger early Thursday beaten and bloody outside a Wheeling Island gentlemen’s club. She told police she was beaten and robbed by three women. She was treated and released from Wheeling Hospital.Hummel said information at the sheriff’s office indicates Voellinger was wanted on an unspecified charge of failure to appear at the time of her arrest today. Hummel said he hopes to obtain more information from Voellinger.“Now that we have her in custody she can answer for that charge,” Hummel said. According to the chief, Voellinger was arrested Aug. 12, 2006, on a charge of driving under suspension. Three days later, she was arrested again on charges of driving under suspension and ignoring a traffic control device. The chief said that arrest was the result of Voellinger ignoring a road sign. Information at the Belmont County Jail lists Voellinger’s address as 66818 Glencoe Road, St. Clairsville. A Wheeling police report lists her home at 514 S. Front St., Wheeling.



St. Paul MN. A St. Paul public works employee was charged this afternoon in a scheme in which he allegedly stole $34,000 worth of coins from parking meters over nine months.
Vincent Carl Schettner was charged in Ramsey County District Court with two counts of felony theft of public funds.
Schettner, 63, whose job was to empty St. Paul meters, regularly put some coins in his pocket, he told police. He emptied them into coffee cans, then brought them to a bank.
A bank teller alerted police after she noticed Schettner bringing in large amounts of coins every week, then spotted him on the job downtown.
Schettner did not immediately return a call seeking comment. His first court appearance is Dec. 13.





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