$750,000 in Shoplifted Goods
That’s how much police according to this news report from Covington, Kentucky.
Pawn Shop Selling Shoplifted Goods. Click on image for video report
Fencing Shoplifted Goods
It appears that the pawn shop was reselling stolen goods, both in the store and on eBay. Police say the goods came from shoplifters and shoplifting rings in the Cincinnati and northern Kentucky area.
Stolen Items Included
As usual, if there’s a demand for the item, it was stolen. Here’s a list of some of the items recovered.
- $1,800 espresso machine
- Electric tooth brushes
- 2,000 boxes of Crest White Strips
- Sporting goods
- Power tools
- Video game consoles
- Thousands of DVD’s
- 400 bottles of ExtenZe male enhancement supplement
- and many other items
Can New Regulations Help?
It wasn’t complaints that led to this bust. This “Power Seller” had almost 17,000 feedbacks on eBay, 99.9% positive.
Local officials were looking into the store’s non-compliance with a new regulation that required pawn shops and resale shops to tell police about the items they are collecting.
Let us know whether you think increased regulation can help fight shoplifting
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