Crime & Safety
Four People Arrested For Wrentham Shoplifting Ring
Wrentham police recovered thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise
Four people from New York have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a shoplifting ring in Wrentham.
Wrentham police arrested 22-year-old Laneisha Munford and 28-year-old Dejeuner Knight, who are pictured above, at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets on Saturday.
They are accused of using fraudulent credit cards to purchase merchandise.
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40-year-old Robert Parris and his wife, 38 year-old Shannon Parris, were in a vehicle close to where knight and Munford were arrested. Wrentham police say they detained the couple a short time later. They have been charged with felony credit card fraud and receiving stolen property offenses.
Wrentham police recovered $31,000 worth of merchandise, prepaid money cards and gift cards. They believe the merchandise was obtained using fraudulent cards similar to the ones they seized. Police also seized a laptop, a credit card encoding device, several cell phones, and electronic payment devices.
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Investigators say 37 bank accounts have been compromised.
The investigation is on-going. To learn more about what happened, go to the Wrentham Police Department’s Facebook page.
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