The duo are part of a theft ring
Friday, May 22, 2009 at 6:24 a.m.
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OSAGE BEACH -- A mid-Missouri couple has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars of Blu-Ray video discs.
Osage Beach Police say 31-year-old Laura Branstetter of Russellville and 31-year-old Cory Dwyer of Holts Summit were arrested Wednesday at the Osage Beach Target store.
Police say Branstetter had hundreds of dollars worth of Blu-Rays in her possession. They found Dwyer near a van in the parking lot that contained several hundred dollars worth of the discs and drug paraphernalia.
Police say these two may have been involved in thefts at other stores around the lake and a major theft operation at a Kansas City area Target store.
The duo, along with another woman is suspected of stealing at least $10,000 worth of electronic media there.
The two are in the Miller County jail awaiting second-degree attempted robbery charges.