Case Study: Retail Theft

On 04/16/2016, at approximately 1545 hours, your affiant was dispatched for a retail theft that had just occurred at Rite Aid. The caller (Christy) is employeed through Rite Aid in the lost prevention department. The employee related that he observed the theft. The actor was observed exiting the store immediately afterwards with another female and they travelled south on Main Street and then west on Oak Street.

On 06-13-2016 at 1758 hours I was dispatched to 2233 North Westwood Boulevard (Kmart) in reference to shoplifting.

Upon my arrival, I made contact with the victim, David Nitsch, via telephone. Nitsch advised an unknown suspect took his lunch box that had his wallet inside of it, while he was inside of the store between 0700-0710 hrs,

Upon my arrival, I met with victim and homeowner, Eric C. Holloway. Mr. Holloway related that his Glock 27, .40 caliber, serial #VNL941, loaded with 11 rounds was missing from his bedroom dresser drawer. The weapon was seen on the morning of Monday, March 28th and discovered missing moments ago. A check of the property’s doors and windows revealed no forced entry. A check of the bedroom revealed many valuables, jewelry and several weapons that were not touched. A check of the home revealed that it was in order and not ransacked.

On Friday 12/09/16 at 0443 hours I was dispatched to a recent theft of a motor

On 09-29-2016 at 1816 hours I was dispatched to 112 south Main Street (Dollar General) in reference to stealing.

On 12/22/16 when returning to work I Ren Oldaker Loss Prevention Manager for Sportsman's Warehouse was alerted to a known theft subject (Case # Kt 16-20-234) that was in the store and was acting suspicious while in here. I went back and reviewed film and found the following:

Upon arrival, I met with the complainant identified as Aleta J. Johnson (DOB 11/10/1956) who stated that a white male wearing a blue collar shirt with white lines, black shorts and no shoes, was sitting in the same room as Aleta was sitting in the library, and while Aleta went outside of the area where she was sitting the male stole her phone. Aleta described her cell phone as a “rectangle with blue cover, boost mobile phone” with a value of $100.00 USD.

On 10/28/15 I contacted Robert Woller by telephone in reference to a theft call. Mr. Woller said sometime over the past two months he has had two watches go missing from his residence at 1916 Roderweis; one a man's gold and stainless Rolex Submariner with a blue face valued at $9500 the other a man's stainless steel Tag Heuer valued at $1000. Mr. Woller said over this time period he has had different contract workers at his residence working on various things. Mr. Woller said he has found nothing else missing and no evidence of forcible entry. Mr. Woller also stated that no one other than him has access to the residence. Mr. Woller could only provide a serial number for the Rolex, # Z860105, which also had the word "Kia" inscribed

On 12-14-2015 at 2058 hours I was dispatched to 333 south Westwood Boulevard, Walmart, in reference to shoplifting.

On 05-24-2017 at 2102 hours I was dispatched to 939 South Westwood Boulevard (Home Depot) in reference to stealing.

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 1145 hours I, Officer Radswillas responded to the Target Store for a retail theft. While en route I was told the female involved had taken 2 vacuum cleaners and some other items. She left in a silver Ford SUV bearing Pa registration JVH5722. I check the area for the vehicle but could not locate it. I then went to the store to speak with the employee.

On December 19, 2015, AP closed an internal merchandise theft case at the Bay Brossard value at $33.00. AP observed an associate select a tie and removed the price tags and then put the tie on to wear. The associate put the tickets at the cash register but did not pay for the tie. The associate exited at the end of the day still wearing the unpaid for tie.

Shoplifting is illegal. The thieves have negative have effects on the businesses such as needing extra training for the employees and hindering business growth,however, businesses are not the only thing getting hurt, the buyers also get hurt, because the prices get raised. There is no excuse for stealing.

Abstract— Consolidating the Global Positioning System(GPS) and Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) Technology an Embedded wireless system named Theft Detection of Goods and Vehicle Tracking system is propounded. This is a long distance real time vehicle surveillance and security system. This system fulfils the critical need of continuous weight monitoring of goods in a vehicle and real time tracking if the vehicle.