Police say a woman who fled with thousands of bras and panties from a Virginia Beach lingerie shop left them with a key piece of evidence: her photo on a cell phone.
Police have issued a photo of the suspect, a young woman who they believe stole $3,300 worth of the undergarments from Victoria’s Secret.
Police spokesman Adam Bernstein said the woman dropped her cell phone as she ran from the store Sunday after a clerk asked if she needed help.
The woman is suspected of taking 45 low-cut bras and 105 panties.
Police also released another photo found on her phone. They believe the man pictured is either an accomplice or an acquaintance.
Investigators believe the woman has stolen from other Victoria’s Secret stores in the state. – AP
Yes, they will catch you
A man who eluded Boston-area police in a series of high-speed chases was caught after he called police bragging, “you’ll never catch me” and giving his name.
Police tracked Charles Ouimet, 25, to a relative’s home Nov. 7, the day after he gave away his identity. Ouimet had eluded police earlier in the day in a stolen 2008 Mustang. His driving record is marked by 63 criminal and civil infractions stemming from 29 incidents since 2002.
When state troopers took him into custody, Ouimet reportedly said he “would be happy to give police officers driving lessons.” – Boston Herald
Prison fight night for a smoke
Five guards at a New Mexico jail were charged with forcing inmates to fight in video-recorded matches.
According to court documents, the guards gave the inmates gloves, but no mouth guards or headgear. One inmate broke his hand and was denied medical attention because the guards didn’t want anyone to find out about the bouts.
All the while, though, one of the guards recorded the matches on her cell phone.
The fighters were rewarded with a cigarette. – Albuquerque Journal
Stolen goods for gas
Six teens were arrested in Arkansas after their selling a $15,000 silver ingot to a metal dealer for $30 raised the dealer’s suspicion and caused him to call police.
The dealer convinced the teens the 62.5-pound chunk of metal was lead. The teens agreed to the $30 sale because they needed money for gas, an affidavit said.
Police say the teens stole two safes containing the ingot, gold and silver coins worth $25,000, and a rare D.H. Lawrence first-edition book with an estimated value of $5,000. – AP
