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Friday, November 30, 2012

Nearby: Five Shoplifters Hit Louis Vuitton Store, Steal Pricey Handbags

Police said they have leads and are reviewing surveillance video of the brazen Ross Park Mall theft.

Ross Township police are looking for five people suspected of walking into the Louis Vuitton Store in Ross Park Mall about 8 p.m. Thursday and walking out with an undetermined number of handbags. Store officials were conducting an inventory Friday morning to determine the extent of the loss. The designer handbags aren't cheap, with some costing more than $1,000 each. "Based on surveillance video it does appear that these five individuals were working together," said Ross Police Detective Brian Kohlhepp. "The store was open at the time and employees did attempt to confront the actors when they fled the store.  No one was injured and no customers were ever in danger." Kohlhepp said the group left the mall in a car, but there is not a good …

Monday, August 13, 2012

Nearby: Mother and Daughter Accused of Ross Park Mall Shoplifting Spree

The pair was caught with nearly $5,000 worth of merchandise in a rented pick-up truck on McKnight Road.

Ross Township police say a mother coerced her 14-year-old daughter to go on a high-end shoplifting spree inside Ross Park Mall Sunday, before police nabbed them on McKnight Road.  Kate Spiker, 38, of Sharpsburg, was seen snatching high-end purses inside Nordstrom, according to police.  Her daughter was outside, behind the wheel of a rented pick-up truck, waiting while her mother made several trips in and out of various shops with the loot.  “They took nearly $5,000 worth of merchandise,” said Ross Twp. Police Sgt. Ben Dripps. “High end merchandise such as purses, nightwear, lingerie, all stuff women would love. It was not your typical back to school shopping trip.”  The plot began to unravel when a mall security guard asked the girl to …

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