Prince George's County Sheriff: Deputies Arrest Theft Of $1,500 To $25,000 Suspect

Press release from Prince George's County Sheriff's Office:

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Upper Marlboro, MD…
The office of the Sheriff’s Warrant/Fugitive Division reported the arrest of
Francine Loy on January 20, 2022, on warrant for Theft of $1,500 to $25,000
obtained by county police on November 24, 2021.

According
to the warrant, on October 11th, police responded to a local
business in the 15700 Block of Livingston Road in Accokeek, MD., for a reported
theft. Police learned that Loy had allegedly entered a business and began to
load her shopping cart with items from the store. Loy exited the store and
bypassed all points of sale without paying for the items in her cart. Loy fled
the scene, escaping with thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise.
Detectives, through their investigation, were able to identify Loy as the
suspect.

On
January 20th, deputies determined that Loy could be located at an
address in the 1900 Block of Rochelle Ave., in Districts Heights, MD. Deputies
knocked on the door, and a resident answered, allowing them to enter the home.
Once inside, deputies located Loy in the bedroom. Loy was served the warrant,
placed into custody, and safely transported to detectives with the Prince
George’s County Police Department without incident.

For more information
contact the Communications and Public Affairs Division at 301-780-7354.

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