Kimy Velazquez, 40, and Romela Velazquez, 24, husband and wife from Brick, were arrested after authorities discovered that they had exploiting a glitch in Lowe’s and other store retail websites in an attempt to steal more than $250,000 worth of items to then be sold online.
The couple were released and FREE TO GO with ZERO accountability under NJ Bail Reform after the Arnold Foundation’s “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool determined that they were not a danger to the community or a flight risk and therefore should not be subject to any accountable release – just a “promise” to appear.
More “validated pretrial risk assessment” Failures.
New Jersey Bail Reform, Risk Assessments, and Pretrial Release Services…
- ZERO Accountability
- ZERO Deterrent
- ZERO Supervision
- ZERO concern for victims
- ZERO Bail…just a “pinky promise” to return
- Bail Reform – Dangerous, Reckless, and a Taxpayer Burden
Cops claim couple exploited Lowe’s website glitch, tried to steal $250K in goods
(reported by NJ.com – Aug 15 2017)
A husband and wife are accused of exploiting a glitch in Lowe’s and possibly other store websites in an attempt to steal more than $250,000-worth of items and then resell them online.
Kimy Velazquez, 40, and Romela Velazquez, 24, of Brick, stole enough items from the home-improvement store to fill an 18-foot trailer, according to a statement released by Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato and Brick police Chief James Riccio.
A spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Al Della Fave, however, would not say how the couple exploited the store’s website. And a spokesperson for Lowe’s did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Authorities say the items they actually received — which included a smart TV, a surround sound stereo system and $2,500 in Victoria Secret underwear — totaled $12,971. But, authorities say, they attempted to get approximately $258,068 worth of items.
The Harding Drive couple had the items delivered to their home and then sold them on a local Facebook group for less than half the original price, according to the statement.
On Aug. 3, authorities with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Investigations Unit and the Brick Township Police Department raided the couple’s home to find what authorities said “resembled more of a warehouse than a home.”
You’ve been LIED to New Jersey…NJ Bail Reform is RECKLESS, DANGEROUS, and YOU are PAYING for it.
Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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