Year-to-Date Stats: 582 Arrests + $7.7+ Million Recovered!
Each month, 3SI shares highlights of crimes solved with the help of police and our Tracking Technology. Together with our customers, we are breaking the crime cycle and creating a #SaferWorld.
STORIES OF THE MONTH – STOPPING SERIAL CRIMINALS | |
1 Arrest
$20,000 |
On October 24th, a robber entered a bank in Tucson, AZ, and demanded cash. He was given money and a Cash Tracker™. He fled but police were logged in and tracking and apprehended him in just 8 minutes. The suspect is a serial bank robber who had been arrested for a prior bank robbery. He was out on bond for that crime when he went on to rob four banks…this was his fourth target and, luckily, they purchased the Cash Tracker that finally got him arrested. |
1 Arrest
Full Recovery |
On October 28th, an armed female suspect entered a dollar store in Milwaukee, WI, and demanded cash. She fled with the stolen money and a Cash Tracker™. She was staking out a drug store, planning another armed robbery, when she was apprehended by police. The robbery of the dollar store had been her 14th armed robbery, and earlier the same day, she had robbed another drug store. The dollar store had just installed the Cash Tracker five minutes before the robbery! |
Amount Recovered / Arrests | Summary |
Partial Recovery
1 arrest
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Convenience Store – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – October 1
A male suspect entered a convenience store and stole 74 packs of cigarettes and a Tobacco Tracker™. Police responded to the address indicated by the Tracker and arrested one suspect people. They also recovered most of the stolen cigarettes. The investigation into other suspects is ongoing.
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Full Recovery
3 arrests
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Dollar Store – Columbus, OH – October 5
Two male suspects entered a dollar store. One went behind the counter and loaded up a shopping basket full of cigarettes and a Tobacco Tracker™ while the other pepper-sprayed the store employee. Both suspects fled to a waiting vehicle, driven by a third female suspect. Luckily, the Tracker provided police with detailed information to locate and arrest all three suspects. The store employee was treated by medics and is fine. All the stolen cigarettes were recovered. |
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Partial Recovery
1 arrest
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Bank– Jersey City, NJ – October 6
A suspect entered a bank branch and made a money demand to a teller. The robber was given cash and also a Cash Tracker™. The suspect fled on foot and police used the tracking data to locate and apprehend him just one block away from the branch. All the stolen money was recovered. |
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2 arrests | Bank– Cambridge, MD – October 9
A lone male suspect entered a bank branch, approached a teller and produced a robbery demand note. He fled the bank with cash and the Cash Tracker™ the teller had included. Tracker data and eyewitness information quickly led responding officers to the suspect vehicle and its two occupants, both of whom were arrested. The police are continuing to search for the stolen cash. |
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$100,000
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Big Box Store – Whitehall, PA – October 13
A vendor for the big box store stole a Phone Tracker™. He was tracked to a hotel and then into a bodega where police were able to identify the suspect and vehicle. He was arrested and over $100K worth of stolen smart phones were recovered. The police continue to investigate the suspect to see if he committed other similar crimes. |
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$59,000
5 arrests |
Electronics Store – Okotoks, Alberta, Canada – October 12
Four male suspects entered a phone store and forced the staff to open the safe. They removed the contents of the safe, including a Phone Tracker, and fled to a vehicle occupied by a fifth individual. Police responded to the activation and, with the assistance of a police helicopter and the tracking data from Phone Tracker, they located the vehicle at a residence in Calgary. Five individuals were arrested and 44 phones, phone cases and other items from the store were recovered. |
$20,000
1 arrest
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Pharmacy – Frederick, MD – October 18
Two suspects entered a pharmacy, vaulted the counter and, while implying a weapon, made verbal demands for the narcotic safe to be opened. The suspects then loaded pharmaceuticals (and unknowingly a PharmaTracker®) into bags and fled in a vehicle. As a direct result of the track data, the suspect vehicle was located. A police pursuit ensued, three suspects bailed from the car and one suspect was immediately arrested. Investigators are confident they will identify and charge at least one other suspect. PD noted how well the tracker worked in making this case. |
$11,000
1 arrest
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Bank– Perkasie, PA – October 19
A robber entered a bank branch and pointed a firearm at the victim tellers. He demanded money and was given over $11,000 and a Cash Tracker™ from two tellers. He ran from the bank on foot to a vehicle parked on a side street. The tracker traveled through several counties and was stopped ty the Pennsylvania State Troopers where the suspect was taken into custody. All the stolen money was recovered, and the loaded firearm was also recovered. |
$45,000
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Beauty Store – Las Vegas, NV – October 19
A suspect smashed through the window of a beauty store, dragged a city recycling bin into the store, and filled it with high-end fragrances. He also unknowingly stole a Fragrance Tracker™. A robbery detective happened to be close to the store when the activation report went out, and he quickly located the suspect. The suspect drove his car over the highway median and the detective was unable to follow. Luckily, Fragrance Tracker did its job and reported the suspect’s location to the detective. The suspect had fled to his apartment and managed to change clothes and flee but left behind the $45,000 worth of merchandise he’d stolen. Police have identified the suspect and are actively looking for him. |
$80,000 | Bank – Warwick, RI – October 24
A lone suspect attacked an ATM at 3AM. He successfully removed the ATM from where it was installed and was fleeing with the machine. Police were notified of the attack by the ATM Tracker™ inside and were on-scene in just five minutes. The suspect must have heard police approaching and fled. The ATM and all the cash inside were recovered. Police continue the search for the suspect. |
$65,000
1 arrest |
Pawn Store – Corpus Christi, TX – October 31
A lone robber entered a pawn store and stole about $65,000 worth of jewelry. He also, unknowingly, took 2 Jewelry Tracker™ devices. Local police were quickly notified of the crime and logged in to access the tracking data. The suspect was arrested, and all the stolen jewelry was recovered. |
Complete listing of October Successes
Date | Business Type | City | State | Arrests | Recovery | Device Type |
10/1 | Convenience Store | Winnipeg | MB | 1 | $520 | Tobacco Tracker™ |
10/1 | Pharmacy | Houston | TX | 1 | $500 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/4 | Convenience Store | Houston | TX | 1 | $500 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/4 | Convenience Store | Pasadena | TX | 2 | $500 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/4 | Beauty Store | San Jose | CA | 1 | $1,000 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/5 | Dollar Store | Columbus | OH | 3 | $605 | Tobacco Tracker™ |
10/5 | Bank | Albuquerque | NM | 1 | $1,300 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/6 | Electronics Store | Cleveland | OH | 0 | Partial | Cash Tracker™ |
10/6 | Bank | Jersey City | NJ | 1 | $0 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/7 | Beauty Store | Cupertino | CA | 1 | $1,000 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/7 | Bank | Kamloops | BC | 0 | $135 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/8 | Bank | Charlotte | NC | 1 | Partial | Cash Tracker™ |
10/8 | Electronics Store | Bloomingdale | IL | 2 | $30,000 | Phone Tracker™ |
10/9 | Bank | Cambridge | MD | 2 | $0 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/11 | Dollar Store | Houston | TX | 4 | $500 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/12 | Tool Supply Store | Wichita | KS | 1 | $1,800 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/12 | Convenience Store | Winnipeg | MB | 1 | $80 | Tobacco Tracker™ |
10/12 | Electronics Store | Okotoks | AB | 5 | $59,000 | Phone Tracker™ |
10/13 | Big Box Store | Whitehall | PA | 0 | $100,000 | Phone Tracker™ |
10/15 | Convenience Store | Louisville | KY | 2 | $1,000 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/16 | Bank | Brampton | ON | 1 | $4,280 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/17 | Beauty Store | Ft Lauderdale | FL | 2 | $1,000 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/18 | Bank | Houston | TX | 0 | Partial | Cash Tracker™ |
10/18 | Pharmacy | Frederick | MD | 1 | $20,000 | PharmaTracker® |
10/19 | Bank | Perkasie | PA | 1 | $11,000 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/19 | Convenience Store | Toronto | ON | 1 | $80 | Tobacco Tracker™ |
10/19 | Beauty Store | Las Vegas | NV | 0 | $45,000 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/19 | Dollar Store | Beesemer | AL | 1 | $500 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/19 | Convenience Store | Winnipeg | MB | 2 | $176 | Tobacco Tracker™ |
10/20 | Bank | Columbus | OH | 1 | Partial | Cash Tracker™ |
10/21 | Convenience Store | Yakima | WA | 1 | $500 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/21 | Game Store | Houston | TX | 1 | $1,000 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/21 | Beauty Store | Rialto | CA | 1 | $1,000 | Fragrance Tracker™ |
10/22 | Beauty Store | Rockwall | TX | 1 | $1,000 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/24 | Bank | Warwick | RI | 0 | $80,000 | ATM Tracker™ |
10/24 | Bank | Martinez | GA | 0 | $80,000 | ATM Tracker™ |
10/24 | Bank | Tucson | AZ | 1 | $20,000 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/24 | Electronics Store | Houston | TX | 0 | $32,000 | Phone Tracker™ |
10/26 | Bank | Durham | NC | 0 | $80,000 | ATM Tracker™ |
10/26 | Bank | Tacoma | WA | 0 | $80,000 | ATM Tracker™ |
10/27 | Beauty Store | Chicago | IL | 0 | $12,931 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/27 | Pharmacy | Philadelphia | PA | 4 | $500 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/27 | Pharmacy | Philadelphia | PA | 1 | $500 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/28 | Pharmacy | Calgary | AB | 1 | $20,000 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/28 | Bank | Edmonton | AB | 1 | $365 | Cash Tracker™ |
10/29 | Convenience Store | Little Rock | AR | 2 | $500 | Tobacco Tracker™ |
10/31 | Electronics Store | Philadelphia | PA | 1 | $500 | Phone Tracker™ |
10/31 | Beauty Store | Tinley Park | IL | 3 | $5,789 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/31 | Beauty Store | Plano | TX | 2 | $1,000 | Asset Tracker™ |
10/31 | Pawn Store | Corpus Christi | TX | 1 | $65,000 | Jewelry Tracker™ |