Walmart Retail Theft Case
On 10/16/20116 I responded to Walmart, in reference to a retail theft.
While conducting my investigation on theft case #2016-1547, I was notified by Walmart Loss Prevention Officer, Fabiano Estrela, that the male subject, who was with the suspect on 10/11/2016, was currently in the store. Estrela advised me that he positively identified the subject while he was at customer service. I immediately notified Sergeant Koch who arrived on scene within several minutes.
The White male subject, later identified as Thomas Blow, was met by both Sergeant Koch and Estrela as he exited the grocery side of the store. Sergeant Koch asked Blow if he would look at a photo of the suspect that with him at the store on the day the fraud took place. Blow cooperated and agreed to look at photos of the suspect from the store's video surveillance.
Blow was shown several still photos of the suspect, who used the victim's credit cards at the self-checkout register. Blow positively identified the suspect as his friend, Stephanie Trost. Blow confirmed that he was with Trost on the day of 10/11/2016 at both McDonald's and Walmart. Blow confirmed that he was waiting for Trost in …show more content…
One photo was from the store's video surveillance on 10/13/2016, two day's after the fraud occurred. Estrela also provided a photo from Walmart in Michigan. The photo was from a retail theft that Trost committed. The photo is a clear shot of Trost and her tattoos.
I then transported my prisoner for the theft to central booking. While in central booking, I was provided with two still photos of Trost. The photos show a clear shot of her face, and one of the large tattoo which is located on the upper part of her back. The tattoo closely resembles the tattoo on the suspect's back during the credit card fraud.
This investigation is ongoing.
(Attachments/ 1 statement form/ 4 photos)
Officer J. Cox
While conducting my investigation on theft case #2016-1547, I was notified by Walmart Loss Prevention Officer, Fabiano Estrela, that the male subject, who was with the suspect on 10/11/2016, was currently in the store. Estrela advised me that he positively identified the subject while he was at customer service. I immediately notified Sergeant Koch who arrived on scene within several minutes.
The White male subject, later identified as Thomas Blow, was met by both Sergeant Koch and Estrela as he exited the grocery side of the store. Sergeant Koch asked Blow if he would look at a photo of the suspect that with him at the store on the day the fraud took place. Blow cooperated and agreed to look at photos of the suspect from the store's video surveillance.
Blow was shown several still photos of the suspect, who used the victim's credit cards at the self-checkout register. Blow positively identified the suspect as his friend, Stephanie Trost. Blow confirmed that he was with Trost on the day of 10/11/2016 at both McDonald's and Walmart. Blow confirmed that he was waiting for Trost in …show more content…
One photo was from the store's video surveillance on 10/13/2016, two day's after the fraud occurred. Estrela also provided a photo from Walmart in Michigan. The photo was from a retail theft that Trost committed. The photo is a clear shot of Trost and her tattoos.
I then transported my prisoner for the theft to central booking. While in central booking, I was provided with two still photos of Trost. The photos show a clear shot of her face, and one of the large tattoo which is located on the upper part of her back. The tattoo closely resembles the tattoo on the suspect's back during the credit card fraud.
This investigation is ongoing.
(Attachments/ 1 statement form/ 4 photos)
Officer J. Cox