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Update On Cops Involved In Major Shoplifting Ring
- Two Cops Arrested In Shoplifting Scheme
- Update On Cops Involved In Major Shoplifting Ring
Kevin Burchell and Clifford Barber, both police officers, worked with two others, one of them an employee at the Walmart the items were taken from; to get up to $200,000.00 worth of merchandise out of the store and onto an eBay site. According to the latest report, Barber was the mastermind behind the scheme, and sold the items on eBay and to friends and acquaintances.
Apparently, Bryan Dunn, a Walmart employee, staged the merchandise while Laquionus Pressley created diversions. That seems to suggest that the two cops actually committed the thefts, although that is not expressly stated in the reports.
Another thing that is not clear in the reports is how this theft ring was discovered. My guess would be that the Walmart Loss Prevention team caught on to their employee staging merchandise for shoplifters, and the case developed from there, but I haven’t been told that.
This is an interesting case in that it involves two police officers from two different towns. It also involves an employee of the store where the thefts occurred. I know we rely on police officers a great deal as loss prevention professionals. It is a frightening thought that some of those officers may be the very shoplifters you are trying to catch.
Who can you trust? Anybody want to discuss?
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How would two police officers end up befriending two Wal-Mart employees? Maybe this is one of a few fence operations that Barber is behind, and this is the first one they caught. If it was Wal-Mart LP that caught him in this instance, it’s likely that his other fencing scams will never be busted. If it was the FBI then they probably will be. But by the sounds of it this was caught by local police and Wal-Mart LP. Either way they’re unemployed now. What idiots!
Allan,
I agree with you. There’s bound to be more retailers out there who have been hit by this group. There aren’t a lot of details out there right now, though. Once the police wrap up their investigation, I’m sure we’ll hear more…
Thanks, Joe. How do you gather your information for this site anyway? You have great cases from coast to coast!
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Tons of research, a little help from Google, and some friends who send me links. Thanks for your support. I hope this site raises awareness, if nothing else.
I’ll keep you in mind if I hear anything interesting. Do you subscribe to LP Magazine?
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Thanks,
I’ll take all the info I can get. I do subscribe to LP Magazine. It has some great info, too.
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