Crime & Safety
3 Men Stole Thousand Of Dollars' Worth Of Merchandise: Worcester PD
Three men are charged with operating a retail theft ring that stole thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise from a Target.
WORCESTER, MA — Three men were arrested on allegations that they stole thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise together at retail stores in Worcester, according to police.
George Gvelesiani, 35, of Philadelphia; Vakhtang Barkalaia, 41, of Brooklyn; and Giorgi Adeishvili, 41, of Mountain Top, PA were charged with larceny over $1200, organized retail crime, and five counts of deactivation or removal of a theft detection device.
Police responded to a report of multiple people stealing large amounts of merchandise together Sunday at the Target on Lincoln Street.
The group had left in a white Toyota Camry. Police found the car and pulled it over on Lincoln Street.
Surveillance footage confirmed that the men in the car had shoplifted at the store, police said. Police found that the men were working together and that they had stolen thousands of dollars' worth of merchandise.
The trio stole close to a total of $4,000 worth of merchandise at Target and Lowe's Home Improvement both at Lincoln Plaza along with an undisclosed amount of merchandise from The Home Depot in Oxford, The Worcester Telegram reported.
