09-20-2011, 08:31 AM
ORLANDO --
It's not every day you see men, dressed as women, stuffing merchandise in their clothes and bags. Well, for employees at Jo-Ann Fabrics & Craft Store -- that's exactly what happened Sunday.
An employee told police she saw four men walked into the fabric store on East Colonial Drive at about 5:30 p.m., three were dressed as women and began taking items off the shelves and stuffed it under their clothes and personal bags.
Officers were called when employees witnessed the shoplifting, but the suspects fled before they arrived.
One of the suspects threatened an employee when confronted, saying "[Expletive], I will cut your [expletive]."
The suspects were later caught down the street during a traffic stop. Officers listed some of the items they stole as fishnet tights, green glitter tights, women's eyelashes, boas, butt pads and bra pads.
::bantits::
The total worth of the stolen merchandise was almost $800.
The three suspects were identified as Antonio Webb, 21, Lavell Patterson, 18, and Rashad Marsh, 19. They were all charged with grand theft and transported to the Orange County Jail. They later bonded out on a total of $3,200.
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"It's a whole gang of drag queens," said Amanda Marshall, manager of Jo-Ann Fabrics on East Colonial Drive in Orlando, where police arrested three suspects Sunday afternoon. "They were real upset when the police made them take their wigs off."
"We've never caught them red-handed but that sounds just like them," said Mark Sauer, the owner of the Sewing Studio Fabric Superstore on U.S. Highway 17-92 in Maitland. "In my memory, they had been coming in on Friday nights in a group. They wore makeup but I don't remember them wearing dresses."
"They'd come in and order yards of fabric at up to $39.99 a yard, stuff it in their man purses and leave without paying," Marshall said. "Oh, gosh, they could wipe out a whole section of boas in seconds…"
A man wearing a tank top and multi-color tights was spotted putting these items in a handbag: Five packs of black feathers, two packs of red feathers, two packs of red lace gloves, two packs of black red lace gloves, eyelashes, five bra pads, five butt pads, five gel inserts as well as three handbags, two boas, three pairs of costume glasses and 10 bandanas.
It's not every day you see men, dressed as women, stuffing merchandise in their clothes and bags. Well, for employees at Jo-Ann Fabrics & Craft Store -- that's exactly what happened Sunday.
An employee told police she saw four men walked into the fabric store on East Colonial Drive at about 5:30 p.m., three were dressed as women and began taking items off the shelves and stuffed it under their clothes and personal bags.
Officers were called when employees witnessed the shoplifting, but the suspects fled before they arrived.
One of the suspects threatened an employee when confronted, saying "[Expletive], I will cut your [expletive]."
The suspects were later caught down the street during a traffic stop. Officers listed some of the items they stole as fishnet tights, green glitter tights, women's eyelashes, boas, butt pads and bra pads.
::bantits:: The total worth of the stolen merchandise was almost $800.The three suspects were identified as Antonio Webb, 21, Lavell Patterson, 18, and Rashad Marsh, 19. They were all charged with grand theft and transported to the Orange County Jail. They later bonded out on a total of $3,200.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
"It's a whole gang of drag queens," said Amanda Marshall, manager of Jo-Ann Fabrics on East Colonial Drive in Orlando, where police arrested three suspects Sunday afternoon. "They were real upset when the police made them take their wigs off."
"We've never caught them red-handed but that sounds just like them," said Mark Sauer, the owner of the Sewing Studio Fabric Superstore on U.S. Highway 17-92 in Maitland. "In my memory, they had been coming in on Friday nights in a group. They wore makeup but I don't remember them wearing dresses."
"They'd come in and order yards of fabric at up to $39.99 a yard, stuff it in their man purses and leave without paying," Marshall said. "Oh, gosh, they could wipe out a whole section of boas in seconds…"
A man wearing a tank top and multi-color tights was spotted putting these items in a handbag: Five packs of black feathers, two packs of red feathers, two packs of red lace gloves, two packs of black red lace gloves, eyelashes, five bra pads, five butt pads, five gel inserts as well as three handbags, two boas, three pairs of costume glasses and 10 bandanas.