Women charged with organized crime in AC thefts
Channel: Mountain Top News
Date: 29/03/2017

A Pike County woman and a Floyd County woman are now facing organized crime charges after allegedly stealing air conditioners and other merchandise from Walmart to resell at a local flea market.

According to court documents, 39-year-old Crystal Boyd, of Pikeville, and 26-year-old Kayla Dingus, of Prestonsburg, were arrested Wednesday evening. Court documents said Pikeville Police were alerted by Walmart loss prevention that the women had stolen air conditioners from the store for three straight days last weekend, and one of the women was in the store again concealing items on her person, while the other was in a vehicle outside the store.

Officers then made contact with the women, who allegedly confessed to stealing the items to resell them at the Bull Creek Trade Center in Prestonsburg.

Both women were charged with felony theft and engaging in organized crime. Kayla Dingus is facing an additional charge of third-degree burglary, after having previously been banned from Walmart. Both women remain lodged in the Pike County Detention Center.