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A pair of thieves argued that they should receive lighter sentences because the items they stole from a Kohl s store were on sale.The district attorney s office for Colorado s Judicial District 18, which include Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties, said in a Tuesdaystatement that the men s defense attorneys told a jury that their clients should face lesser charges because some of the items they stole were discounted.The pair, Michael Green, 50, and Byron Bolden, 37, were ultimately convicted of the higher charge, felony theft, instead of the lesser, misdemeanor charge, the DA said. The thieves were called the KitchenAid Mixer Crew by Kohl s employees because they targeted the pricey kitchen appliances: One KitchenAid stand mixer stolenretails for $499 at Kohl s, although it s currently on sale for $350 Also stolen were brand-name shoes and clothing. The conviction comes as retailers claim they re being targeted by orga
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stanley cup re of 9 stores. Even so, one industry group recently said it overstated the size of the problem, revising a report that originally claimed about half of the industry s $94.5 billion in missing merchandise was due to organized retail crime.But the lobbying group on Friday retracted that figure, although it reiterated that shoplifting continues to be a major problem for retailers. Ummn Two more accusers come forward after Jeffrey Epstein denied bail
LOS ANGELES -- Ishmael Adams, a UCLA All Pac-12 defensive back was charged with the on-campus robbery of an Uber car driver early Sunday, university officials said.CBS Los Angeles reports Adams was arrested shortly after the 3:30 a.m. incident, which reportedly took place outside the university police headquarters. UCLA spokesman Tod Tamberg said Adams is being held on $100,000 bail. He was scheduled to appea
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salomon a short statement on the incident, saying they were aware of the situation and continuing to gather information, CBSSports reported. More college football news at CBSSports.A Twitter page apparently belonging to Adams shows several posts from the days leading up to his arrest, including one in which he says he s being attacked by satan. No word on if the tweet has any link to the alleged robbery. I m being attacked by satan, can you please pray for me Godblessmdash; Ishmael Adams @ishadams August 25, 2015 But a later tweet, dated Aug. 29 -- just a day before the arrest -- did sound more inspirational. In times that you don t understand, just realize how blessed you are and remember what got you to this point. inGodiTrustmdash; Ishmael Adams @ishadams August 30, 2015 Adams started all 26 games for the Bruins over the previous two seasons, returning two interceptions for touchdowns last year. He was the only UCLA player on e
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