Woman arrested after attempting to pawn rented electronics
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LAWTON, Okla_A Lawton woman is in jail
tonight after police believe she tried to pawn high-dollar electronics just
minutes after she agreed to rent them.
Police say Krystal
Nichols walked into a rental store rented a large flat screen TV and a laptop. Minutes
later she was confronted by police after a pawnbroker quickly caught on to her
scheme when she tried to pawn off the merchandise that was obviously stolen or
rented.
The scheme
seems rather simple and the payoff worth while. The problem is these sorts of cases
rarely if ever pan out.
According to
business employees at several rental places we spoke with say they see these sorts
of would-be customers come through, but say they're on to their scheme since
these persistent customers or thieves rarely give up. Employees at the store
told police Nichols came into their store and claimed she was buying the TV and
laptop for her husband.
Once a rent to
own deal was worked out she left their store and within minutes showed up
merchandise in tote to this pawnshop.
The pawnbroker
noticed the merchandise was labeled not for pawn or resale and immediately
called police. When police arrived they found Nichols attempting to remove the
labeled stickers from the electronics in the parking lot. Once confronted Nichols
admitted to trying to pawn the items she didn't even own.
Police tell us
this sort of crime is a felony and that Nichols could face up to five years in
prison.
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