American shoplifters are starting fires in stores to create diversions while they steal
Home Depot, Target, Walmart frequent targets across nation
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Home Depot, Target, Walmart frequent targets across nation
American shoplifters are starting fires in stores to create diversions while they steal | Business Insider
Fire officials tell local media in Atlanta three fires were set intentionally, but that the incidents do not appear to involve the same suspects.
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Atlanta (GA) Hit With New Trend: Shoplifters Torching Walmarts, Targets to Cover Tracks - FirefighterNation: Fire Rescue - Firefighting News and Community
Atlanta (GA) Hit With New Trend: Shoplifters Torching Walmarts, Targets to Cover Tracks - FirefighterNation: Fire Rescue - Firefighting News and Community - Arson/Investigation
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Shoplifters have set fire to two Walmarts and a Target in Atlanta to create diversions while they steal
Fire officials tell local media the three fires were set intentionally, but that the incidents do not appear to involve the same suspects.
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CHICAGO IL
Store Fires Likely a Distraction for Shoplifters, Police Say
Authorities have launched a search for those accused of setting fires at Meijer in Highland, Indiana, and Walmart in Lansing in an attempt to distract from shoplifting, authorities say. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.
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Police seek suspects who started store fires as distraction to steal electronics
Police in the south suburbs and Northwest Indiana are looking for two people wanted for setting fires at retail stores and using it as a distraction to steal electronics.
HIGH POINT NC
Fire in men's apparel area at Walmart store in High Point was intentionally set, police say
A 26-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon after he intentionally set a fire in a Walmart store, according to High Point police.
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SPOKANE WA
Woman admits starting north Spokane Home Depot fire
A Spokane woman admitted she started the fire that caused several million dollars in damage to the north Spokane Home Depot two weeks ago as cover to hide the theft of paper towels, a bag of Miracle-Gro and a plant, according to court documents.
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MILLCREEK UT
Police: Woman arrested for lighting Molotov cocktail to create a shoplifting diversion
A woman has been arrested after she allegedly threw three Molotov cocktails into a Millcreek store so she could shoplift.
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ALBUQUERQUE NM
Police: Woman set Walmart on fire as ‘distraction’ for shoplifting - Rio Rancho Observer
Copyright © 2022 Albuquerque Journal Jessica Campbell (Santa Fe County Adult Detention Center) A suspect said it started as a plan “to score.” It blew up into the Nov. 14 fire at the Walmart Supercenter in Edgewood that sent employees and shoppers running and torched aisles of merchandise. It...
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Viral Home Depot Fire Caused By Shoplifter As 'Distraction'
The 27-year-old was accused of burning down an entire Home Depot in San Jose while attempting to steal thousands of dollars in tools.
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The fire was so large it could be seen from space.
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Police Say Fires Were Set In Highland, Indiana Meijer Store As Distraction By Shoplifters; Similar Incident Happened At Lansing Walmart
Burned cotton balls were left behind after police said a shoplifter set them on fire inside a Meijer store in Northwest Indiana this week.
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