Police tracked an organized crime ring from a quiet Utah town through southern California, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin after it made off with thousands of dollars from unsuspecting shoppers in a boom of “distraction thefts.”
“Predominantly, we have these suspects working in groups of two or three entering business establishments,” Bahlmann said Wednesday. “One person will engage. They’ll identify a target. They’ll look for a person that has a purse or a wallet that’s in the shopping cart or readily accessible.”
Police said another suspected thief, who is reportedly linked to a Romanian crime ring, was known to “shoulder surf” customers at grocery store self-checkouts to get their PINs, approach them under the guise of returning a dropped $20 bill, and steal their wallets.
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This type of crime will likely spread all over the country and become a constant problem for everyone who is out and about. We can thank our elected politicians in D.C. for the increased/additional threats that we face from the illegal alien population.
“Predominantly, we have these suspects working in groups of two or three entering business establishments,” Bahlmann said Wednesday. “One person will engage. They’ll identify a target. They’ll look for a person that has a purse or a wallet that’s in the shopping cart or readily accessible.”
Police said another suspected thief, who is reportedly linked to a Romanian crime ring, was known to “shoulder surf” customers at grocery store self-checkouts to get their PINs, approach them under the guise of returning a dropped $20 bill, and steal their wallets.
Police: California-Based Crime Ring Commits 'Distraction Thefts' in Utah, Illinois, Nebraska, and Wisconsin
Police are voicing concerns about South American and Romanian crime rings from California that target small towns for "distraction thefts."
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This type of crime will likely spread all over the country and become a constant problem for everyone who is out and about. We can thank our elected politicians in D.C. for the increased/additional threats that we face from the illegal alien population.