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Police believe Felony Lane Gang hit Fort Thomas dog park

Police need help ID'ing suspect

Police believe Felony Lane Gang hit Fort Thomas dog park

Police need help ID'ing suspect

WEBVTT >> THESE GUYS ARE PRETTY BOLD AND THEY’RE ALSO GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO. AMANDA: TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THESE TWO SUSPECTS. FORT THOMAS POLICE SAY THEY’RE TIED TO THE FELONY LANE GANG. THEY SMASHED IN A CAR WINDOW LAST MONTH. RYAN TOLER SAW POLICE SWARMING THIS HIGHLAND HILLS DOG PARK, AS WELL AS THE VICTIM. >> SHE WAS IN TEARS. SHE WAS NOTICEABLY CRYING, SHE HAD A LOT STOLEN FROM HER PURSE, A LOT STOLEN -- A LOT OF CREDIT CARDS, A LOT OF MONEY. AMANDA: POLICE SAY 20 MINUTES LATER THE VICTIM’S CREDIT CARD WAS SWIPPED AT WALMART, AND CHARGED MORE THAN $500 DOLLARS. DAYS LATER POLICE SAY THIS WOMAN WAS SEEN TRYING TO CASH BAD CHECKS AT A US BANK BRANCH IN BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY WITH THE VICTIM’S I.D. >> OUR LOCAL CRIMINALS WHO ARE JUST BREAKING INTO CARS TO FIND SPARE CHANGE, THAT’S NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF THEM. SO WE KNEW IT WAS A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED THAN THAT. AMANDA: IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS GROUP WANTED BY THE FBI HAS OPERATED IN THE AREA. IN DECEMBER 2016, SIX PEOPLE WITH TIES TO THE FELONY LANE GANG WERE ARRESTED IN SHARONVILLE IN HAMILTON COUNTY. IT’S SURPRISING MANY AT THE DOG PARK TONIGHT. >> ESPECIALLY FORT THOMAS, IT’S LIKE A QUIET COMMUNITY AND YOU DON’T REALLY THINK ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS HERE. AMANDA: OFFICERS WANT PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE TO BE ON HIGH ALERT. >> WE ALWAYS WARN OUR RESIDENTS TO BE CAREFUL OF WHAT THEY LEAVE IN THEIR CARS, LOCKED OR UNLOCKED WITH THESE GUYS, YOUR VALUABLES ARE NOT SAFE. AMANDA: IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE ID OF THOSE TWO SUSPECTS FORT THOMAS POLICE WANT YOU TO GIVE THEM A
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Police believe Felony Lane Gang hit Fort Thomas dog park

Police need help ID'ing suspect

Fort Thomas police need help identifying two suspects they say are tied to the notorious Felony Lane Gang. Officers say the group is known for smashing out car windows and stealing purses right in the middle of the day.Detective Derek Faught said a woman and her daughter had their car broken into and purse stolen last month around 3:50 p.m. while at the Highland Hills Dog Park in Fort Thomas."These guys are pretty bold and they're also good at what they do," Faught said.Ryan Toler was at the dog park that afternoon and saw the victim, as well as police swarming the area."She was in tears. She was noticeably crying, she had a lot stolen from her purse, a lot of credit cards, a lot of money," Toler said.Police said 20 minutes after the purse theft, the victim's credit card was swiped at Walmart by a suspect seen in surveillance photos. More than $500 was charged to the card.On May 7, a second suspect attempted to cash bad checks at a U.S. Bank branch in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with the victim's ID."Our local criminals who are just breaking into cars to find spare change, that's not characteristic of them. So we knew it was a little more complex and sophisticated than that," Faught said.It's not the first time this group, who is wanted by the FBI, has operated in the area. In December of 2016, six people with ties to the Felony Lane Gang were arrested in Sharonville, Ohio.It's surprising many people at the dog park in Fort Thomas."Especially Fort Thomas, it's like a quiet community and you don't really think anything bad happens here," Toler said.Officers want people who live here to be on high alert."We always warn our residents to be careful of what they leave in their cars, locked or unlocked with these guys, your valuables are not safe," Faught said.Police warn the Felony Lane Gang targets women out on quick errands who leave their purses in their cars at stores or out at kids' sporting events.If you have any information regarding the ID of the two suspects, Fort Thomas police ask you to contact Detective Derek Faught at 859-572-1238 or by email at dfaught@ftthomas.org.

Fort Thomas police need help identifying two suspects they say are tied to the notorious Felony Lane Gang.

Officers say the group is known for smashing out car windows and stealing purses right in the middle of the day.

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Detective Derek Faught said a woman and her daughter had their car broken into and purse stolen last month around 3:50 p.m. while at the Highland Hills Dog Park in Fort Thomas.

"These guys are pretty bold and they're also good at what they do," Faught said.
Ryan Toler was at the dog park that afternoon and saw the victim, as well as police swarming the area.

"She was in tears. She was noticeably crying, she had a lot stolen from her purse, a lot of credit cards, a lot of money," Toler said.

Police said 20 minutes after the purse theft, the victim's credit card was swiped at Walmart by a suspect seen in surveillance photos. More than $500 was charged to the card.

On May 7, a second suspect attempted to cash bad checks at a U.S. Bank branch in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with the victim's ID.

"Our local criminals who are just breaking into cars to find spare change, that's not characteristic of them. So we knew it was a little more complex and sophisticated than that," Faught said.

It's not the first time this group, who is wanted by the FBI, has operated in the area. In December of 2016, six people with ties to the Felony Lane Gang were arrested in Sharonville, Ohio.

It's surprising many people at the dog park in Fort Thomas.

"Especially Fort Thomas, it's like a quiet community and you don't really think anything bad happens here," Toler said.

Officers want people who live here to be on high alert.

"We always warn our residents to be careful of what they leave in their cars, locked or unlocked with these guys, your valuables are not safe," Faught said.

Police warn the Felony Lane Gang targets women out on quick errands who leave their purses in their cars at stores or out at kids' sporting events.

If you have any information regarding the ID of the two suspects, Fort Thomas police ask you to contact Detective Derek Faught at 859-572-1238 or by email at dfaught@ftthomas.org.