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Subscribe to RSSBOCA RATON, Fla. -- A pair of prolific bra thieves who police say stole thousands of dollars' worth of brassieres from South Florida stores are behind bars, authorities said Thursday.
Tysheka Pink, 29, and Katina Summerset 39, were arrested Wednesday on charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud for the bra theft spree that dates back to October, according to the Boca Raton Police.
Boca Raton Police began investigating the case on Jan. 20, when a unknown woman distracted a clerk at the Victoria's Secret store at 6000 West Glades Road while her accomplices stole over $3,000 in bras.
Read more on the alleged bra bandits at NBCMiami.com
Detectives learned the bras had later been returned to another store. They also learned that two hours before the theft, Pink and another woman had returned stolen items from another theft to the Miami Beach Victoria's Secret, police said.
The two women were wearing the same clothing as the women who ripped off the Boca store, police said.
Victoria’s Secret Loss Prevention Manager Osmany Benitez told police that Pink and the other woman had been returning merchandise worth over $6,000 to various stores between October 2011 and January 2012.
Boca police also learned that Boynton Beach detectives had active warrants for Pink for similar thefts.
On Wednesday, Benitez called Boca police to say he was following Pink and Summerset at the Town Center Mall, and officers arrived and took the two into custody.
Police said the pair had entered the Victoria's Secret earlier in the day and left with a shopping bag filled with 90 stolen bras worth $4,500.
When detectives questioned Summerset, she told them she and Pink had been stealing clothing from different stores in Boca and Boynton for months, and that they either kept them or returned them, police said.
Pink, from Miami, was being held on $97,500 bond. Summerset, from Florida City, was being held on $13,500 bond. It was unknown whether either had an attorney.
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I'd hate to see the headline if panties were stolen.
pilfered panty purloiners pursued for prosecution
marklepew Now thats rich thanks for the laugh
A hold-up of hold-up's?
Bra Bust ....
Now that's a hand full , or we hope it is ....
Panty purloiners pinched by police
Thong Thieves nabbed while returning snatched items
Prolific panty poachers picked up for perpetrating particular principle policies
The old over the shoulder boulder holders came crashing down on em.
Be nice to boobs..they outnumber us 2-1.
But, most are useless...
The two boobs in question.
And, that's the second line of thought...
Rice. ;-)
How many supermodels does it take to change a light bulb? Only one. But a thousand guys will offer to help.
I guess you can say they gave "tit for tat".
Boobs are nothing more than a slipcover for silicone.
It happens this way in stores a lot. People steal items and try to return them for cash without a receipt. That's why most stores are creating a policy where a receipt is necessary for cash. Otherwise you get a store credit. That makes folks mad too. As if they should stereotype the ones they think may have stolen the merchandise. It's probably why these two got away with it for so long.
The boobs in question were found hiding in a Playtex baby bottle factory hidden behind some nipples.
Let me take a shot in the dark......they we not of the Caucasian Persausion.....correct?????????
Why is this a top MSM news story but no coverage of two 16yo black boys dousing a 13yo white boy with gas and seting him on fire in Kansas city?
http://www.kmbc.com/r/30572405/detail.html
"In an interview with KMBC, the mother said her son heard "This is what you deserve. You get what you deserve, white boy." Those are the words that a 13-year-old boy allegedly heard right before he was set on fire. The victims mother, in an interview with KLTV is reporting that the young man was aware that he was being followed home. Allegedly, two boys about 16 years old rushed him on his family's front porch. One teen blocked the boy's entrance to the home, while the other one poured gas on him. After making the above statement, they lit a Bic and started him on fire"
so, I am sure the local news covered it.
The reason you won't hear about it is because it involves 2 blacks lighting a white on fire. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton aren't going to hold a news conference expressing their outrage. 2 whites have to light a black on fire before it becomes big news. If these criminals are caught and go to trial, don't expect it to be elevated to a hate crime. The ACLU will come on board to defend these two and their " free speech " rights.
So the police are now looking for two racist black people.
That should make them easy to find.
An uplifting article by MSNBC. Hopefully their statistics aren't padded, and the situation has fully gelled.
Tysheka Pink and Katina Summerset Caucasian Persausion NO
Poor Rush, he is apparently impotent so he has only hate and disdain for women because he could never satisfy them
WTF ? Wrong article Frank.
After slipping through their fingers on more than one occasion Police took no chances and waited patiently at their boobie trap with batons at the ready.
I guess that makes them stick up bras rather than push up bras.
the police didnt want anyone smellin panties without them
Greg. Contraception is a practice using medically prescribed goods, covered by insurance companies who realize the demand.
Unlike men, women have menstrual cycles which can become irregular and they can become pregnant. They like to choose when they conceive, or regulate pain by using contraceptives. This is pretty standard.
No one asked you to pay for it. Yes, you can argue the cost is indirect to you as an employer or insurance member. Given the argument, that you don't want to pay for contraception.. the actual cost of a live birth instead of contraception or hysterectomy for pain for irregular menstrual cycles; is the other option for these costs. So, withholding contraception is "costing" you more with your non-payer argument.
Don't mess with women. You will loose on this one.
The cops should put the bandits in a padded cell.
"Bra bandits Busted" What a Titillating title.
They were only alleged bras, until the hold up is proven. Criminal support is not the same as light support.