Two women, Danielle Custard and Latoya Carter, have been arrested on over 30 active warrants after being linked to a spate of retail thefts dating back to 2019 across four counties, as reported by FOX19. U.S. Marshals joined forces with the Fairfield Township Police Department and the Butler County Sheriff’s Office to bring the suspects into custody, who were wanted across Butler, Warren, Hamilton counties in Ohio, and Boone County, Kentucky.
The U.S Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) played a pivotal role in the arrest, which marked the end of a long-term investigation into the thefts from stores including Carters, Old Navy, and Kohl’s Custard, alone accounted for a swathe of thefts amounting to thousands of dollars, she had 24 active warrants and Carter had eight, this is according to information shared by WHIO.
Investigators had been pursuing the pair since their alleged theft operations began, noting their proficiency in evading capture by residing at non-public addresses, according to a WLWT interview with Sgt. Brandon McCroskey of the Fairfield Township police. McCroskey describes a “large-scale scheme” where the suspects resold the stolen merchandise, with store personnel and loss prevention well-aware of their identities, and how they led police on a car chase, though officers did not pursue due to the non-violent nature of the crimes…