RACINE — A 58-year-old Milwaukee woman is facing more than a decade behind bars for allegedly stealing over $1,000 in merchandise from Kohl’s on two separate occasions. Robin Pitt was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with two felony counts of retail theft and six misdemeanor counts of bail jumping. If convicted, she faces […]
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Man charged with stealing from IHOP and Piggly Wiggly totaling over $600
A 28-year-old Racine man is facing decades in prison after allegedly stealing money from IHOP and attempting to steal alcohol from Piggly Wiggly. Steven Gramza was charged Tuesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count each of retail theft, theft in a business setting, and disorderly conduct as well as six counts each […]
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Woman charged in theft cases from 2018
RACINE – A Chicago woman is facing almost a decade in prison for her alleged role in two felony theft cases in 2018. Mary A. Washington, 53, was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count each of theft of moveable property and retail theft. If convicted, she faces up to 9-1/2 […]
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Police: Man with Retail Theft Habit Charged Again
A Racine man with multiple open retail theft cases is facing another one after police say he stole a bottle of liquor from a local store. Dallas Gomez was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count each of retail theft and possession of drug paraphernalia, and three misdemeanor counts of bail […]
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Multiple retail theft cases draw bail-jumping charge
A man initially charged with misdemeanor theft now also faces a misdemeanor bail-jumping charge, according to court documents. Matthew William Cruz, 40, of Milwaukee originally faced one count of misdemeanor retail theft in a complaint filed in January in connection with the removal of two cell phones from the Durand Avenue Target, according to court […]
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UPDATE: Mount Pleasant Police arrest 3 for retail theft
Dimonque McPike On Friday, Mount Pleasant officers responded to Kohl’s Department Store after receiving notice that three female suspects were leaving the store with stolen merchandise. The suspects ran from store security personnel while carrying over $4,000 in clothing items.Mount Pleasant officers arrested the suspects as they approached their vehicle in the parking lot. Two […]
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Police: Couple Attempted to Steal More Than $3,000 in Goods from Kohl’s
Mount Pleasant police say a man and woman over the weekend attempted to steal more than $3,000 in merchandise from Kohl’s. Ruben Medina and Nadia Strong, both of Mount Pleasant, were each charged Tuesday with one felony count retail theft. If convicted, they face up to 3-1/2 years in prison each and/or up to $10,000 […]
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Teen Accused of Stealing Over $8,000 from Champs Sports
A Racine teenager was assigned a $1,000 signature bond Monday after the Racine County District Attorney’s Office said he stole over $8,000 in merchandise from Champs Sports in Regency Mall. James Green, 17, was charged Monday with one felony count of theft. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison and/or up to […]
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Police: Employee Altered Prices at Dick’s Sporting Goods
A Racine man has been charged with felony theft after police say he repeatedly altered prices at Dick’s Sporting Goods to give some people incredible deals on expensive merchandise. Tyler J. Kamakian, 21, remains out of custody on a signature bond. The criminal complaint filed against him this week in Racine County Circuit Court states that […]
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Hair DNA Identifies KMart Theft Suspect
Caledonia police say a 38-year-old man is facing felony theft charges after a sample of his hair revealed DNA that led to his arrest. Daniel Foxcroft, of Racine, was charged Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court with one felony count of retail theft and one misdemeanor count of bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up […]
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Police: Women Charged with Stealing from Walmart
Mount Pleasant police say two women are facing felony theft charges after they tried to return baby formula to Walmart, caused a scene and stole other items. Latrice Friend and Chanta Walker were charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court. Friend is facing one felony count of retail theft and one misdemeanor count of obstruction. If […]
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Woman Charged with Stealing CDs from Office Depot
A 35-year-old woman facing felony theft charges after stealing more than $500 in CDs from Office Depot was a no-show in court Thursday. Ericka Hansen, of Racine, is the other half of a couple seen on store surveillance stealing $503.82 worth of goods last June. Online court records do not indicate if a warrant has […]
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Man Charged with Liquor Theft from Pick ‘n Save
Mount Pleasant police say a man stole liquor on at two different dates from Pick ‘n Save using a second person each time to act as his look-out. Sergio Belfousa, of Berwyn, IL, was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with three misdemeanor charges of retail theft. If convicted, he faces up to 2-1/3 […]
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Woman Charged with Stealing Cartful from Walmart
Mount Pleasant police say two women went shopping at Walmart and only paid for some items while stealing a cartful of other things. Cietra Washington, 31, of Racine, was charged Monday in Racine County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count of retail theft. If convicted, she faces up to nine months in jail and/or up […]
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Woman Charged with Retail Theft After Bait & Switch
Mount Pleasant police say a 32-year-old woman stole $310.73 worth of goods from Kohl’s on two different dates last month after running the same scam in Kenosha. Vanessa Piencikowski, of Kenosha, was charged Friday in Racine County Circuit Court with two misdemeanor retail theft charges. If convicted, she faces up to 18 months in jail and/or […]