Two Frankfort Women Arrested for Shoplifting at Walmart

Scott County Sheriff's Deputies were flagged down by a Walmart employee in reference to 34-year-old Lisa Marie Sims walking out of the store with a cart full of Gaming consoles (PS3, Xbox), an iPod dock, DVD's, and games.

When the deputies contacted her she was loading the items into a vehicle driven by 26-year-old Amanda Burke. Sims admitted to stealing the items and Burke admitted to driving to Walmart for the purpose of shoplifting.

The items recovered by deputies were valued at $1,419.41.

Both defendants posted $5,000 surety bond on November 27th and have preliminary hearings scheduled for January 10th.

Lexington Man Arrested for Shoplifting at Walmart

Last week Georgetown Police were dispatched to the Georgetown Walmart in reference to a shoplifter observed by Loss Prevention stealing a Blu-Ray player and a Roku Box. The items were valued at $138.00 and $98.00.

The police arrived and quickly identified the defendant, Mark Royal Wood, in the parking lot and placed him in custody.

The defendant is listed as a resident of Lexington on Alexandria Drive according to Scott County Detention Center records. However, the Uniform Citation lists his address as Smith Street in Springfield, Tennessee.

The stolen items were only partially recovered. The Blu-Ray player was discovered under a vehicle but the Roku Box was never found. That would seem to indicate there was another subject involved in the crime as there is no vehicle listed in the report and his address was listed as Lexington. But that is only speculation at this point on our part.

The defendant is charged with Theft by unlawful taking and was scheduled to appear in court on November 20th.

Local Man Violates Felony Probation with New Felony Charges

Local Georgetown resident, 35-year-old David Lee Brashears, was processed into the Scott County Detention Center on November 6th for Probation violation for felony offense. As of this morning he's still being held on $7,500 bond.

The case dates back to 2008 when Brashears was found guilty of numerous charges, including Cultivation of marijuana and Theft by unlawful taking, according to Scott Circuit Court Judgement and Sentence documents.

The defendant was placed on five-years probation with a one-year prison sentence probated for each case.

Fast forward  to September 11-18 of 2012. According to three separate Uniform Citations; the defendant is now being charged with Theft by unlawful taking and Burglary in the second degree (both serious felony charges).

The new cases have been waived to the Grand Jury, according to court documents the defendant had made $5,000 bond back on September 25th.

No more information is available at this time.

Corinth Man Arrested for Shoplifting at Kroger

The Georgetown Police received a call on were dispatched to Kroger for a shoplifter on November 1st at 12:53 p.m.

The suspect, 25-year-old Joshua Brian Phelps, was being held by Kroger Loss Prevention for stealing "a night time mouth guard" and "some medicine". In total, the value of the merchandise was only $39.34, according to a police Uniform Citation.

The charge, KRS 514.030, is a Class A misdemeanor and the defendant is scheduled to be in court today.

Theft by unlawful taking or disposition is a Class A misdemeanor unless the value of the property is five hundred dollars ($500) or more, in which case it is a Class D felony; 

Georgetown Woman Charged with Thefts Involving Firearm

A 23-year-old Georgetown woman, Kayla Desha Dawson, has been arrested and charged with multiple thefts. In all, she faces three counts of Theft by unlawful taking -- Kentucky Revised Statute 514.030-- and all three are Class D felonies. The value of the items taken, one being a firearm, enhance the charges from a Class A misdemeanor to a felony.

The first Uniform Citation states that the first violation date was June 11, 2012, but the arrest date was October 31st, The arrest location is listed as the Georgetown Police headquarters. Presumably, she turned herself into police willingly. The citation also states that the items stolen exceeded $5,000.

According to the Citation the defendant confessed to the crime on audio and video (also stating that she "knew it was wrong").

The second Uniform Citation states that the other theft was committed on October 1st at a different location. She also confessed to this theft and gave detailed information into how she took the items without permission.

The stolen items were, according to police information, sold to different people and businesses; as admitted to by the defendant.

The defendant is currently out on $5,000 bond, according to Scott County Detention Center records, pending a court hearing scheduled for December 4th.

Georgetown Woman Arrested for Shoplifting at Kroger

A local Georgetown woman, Rhoda Jane McGuire, was arrested for Shoplifting by the Georgetown Police Department on Saturday October 27th at 1:38 p.m.

The suspect was observed by Kroger loss prevention and detained in the office until police arrived, according to a Uniform Citation.

Although the value of the stolen item was only $38.50, the defendant faces numerous other -- mostly unrelated -- charges, according to Scott County Detention Center records.

The charges are as follows:

Failure to pay - citation for misdemeanor, Criminal possession forged instrument, Theft by deception - including cold checks, Persistent felony offender, and Theft by unlawful taking (shoplifting).

The defendant is being held on $7,253 bond and is awaiting a court date of November 2nd.

Georgetown Man Arrested for Shoplifting, Burglary at Walmart

A local Georgetown man, William Michael Long, was arrested by The Georgetown Police Department for Theft by unlawful taking (shoplifting) and Burglary in the third degree (a Class D felony) at the Walmart located on 120 Osbourne Way.

According to a Georgetown Police Uniform Citation obtained by Georgetown, Kentucky Crime - Blog the incident was as follows.

Shortly after 3:00 p.m. on October 15th the suspect was seen putting two speakers into a cart and taking them to Customer Service to return them "without a receipt". He received a Walmart gift card in the amount of $190.63. However, a member of Walmart's Loss Prevention staff observed the suspect and notified police.

According to the arresting officer, prior to arriving at The Scott County Detention Center, the suspect was asked "if he had anything not allowed in jail". But, after jail personnel performed a standard search they discovered a knife and "a hypodermic needle in his sock". Subsequently, he was also charged with Promoting contraband in the first degree - a Class D felony. The defendant also has a failure to appear, citation for misdemeanor according to jail records.

At the time of this report the defendant was being held at the Scott County Detention Center on $10,378 bond, pending a court date of November 20th.