From the Aberdeen Police Department:
Aberdeen Police arrested two females for pick pocketing following an incident that occurred at the Panera Bread located at 1022 Beards Hill Road.
The incident occurred on December 14, 2018 at 12:28 pm, when officers were alerted to a theft that had just occurred. The suspects were described as black females with longhair and wearing baseball caps. The females allegedly stole a clutch containing cash and other personal belongings from inside the purse of a customer dining inside the restaurant.
Officers responded and began an area canvass to locate the suspects. Officers observed a female fitting one of the suspect’s description exiting a nearby Target, which is in walking distance from the theft. Officers observed the suspect walk through the Target parking lot to a nearby Royal Farms store. Once there the suspect entered a parked vehicle displaying New York registration plates. Officers converged upon and stopped the vehicle from leaving the parking lot to investigate.
Based on the nature of the crime the Criminal Investigation Unit was brought in to assist the investigation. Detectives were able to identify and charge Latisha Rice, 32, and Whitney Ryder, 32, both of Philadelphia, PA with Theft Under $100 and Theft between $100-$1500. The clutch stolen from inside the victim’s purse was later found discarded in a nearby trash can.
Prior to this investigation detectives were aware of cases involving pick pocketing at Panera Bread locations both locally and countywide. In September, Detectives had received an intelligence bulletin from the Harford County Sheriff’s Office seeking assistance in identifying two suspects involved in a theft from a purse at Panera Bread. Careful review of that bulletin confirmed that Latisha Rice was one of those persons in need of identification. As a result of Rice’s arrest in Aberdeen she has now been charged by the Harford County Sheriff’s Office with theft. Those charges stem from two nearly identical incidents that occurred at Panera Bread locations in Abingdon and Bel Air in August and November of 2018.
I’m often critical of Aberdeen Police, but they nailed it on this one. Solid police work
I think they do fine Police Work. They know all the locals, and I was so pleased to read the article that they finally napped these women. (who were not local) Great job~ Back in the Summer, an observant officer noticed a man carrying a concealed weapon off W Bel Air Ave. Got him too. Keeping community safe is what it is all about~
What ever happened to the stolen ATM from the Forest Hill Wells Fargo?
What does your question have to do with anything?
Sheriffs office should farm the investigation out to Aberdeen Police.
Aberdeen would be more likely to solve it than the Keystone Cops would be.
Anyone else find it odd that they only targeted Panera?
In three locations?
No, do you have some insight into the criminal mind you would like to share?
Not at all. Look at the layout of the Panera. The tables are completely out of the site line of any employees.
Maybe they have hit more places than we currently know of.
Glad they were caught. I detest theives.
If Oprah had twin daughters…..
Looks more like yours.
I helped out with this case. I am so glad they were caught!