Alert Lemoore police put an end to scam effort of local business

The vehicle was parked in the dark and far away from the business.

A female exited the vehicle, walked a long distance, and then entered the business. The officer noticed the strange behavior since the parking lot in front of the business was empty.

Lemoore officers contacted the driver of the vehicle and the female. They discovered that they were in the process of scamming the business out of money.

An unknown person called the 7 Eleven and pretended to be from the corporate office. He ordered the cashier to release the money in the register to the female about to enter their store. The cashier was advised that the corporate office was conducting an audit.

Kelly Davies

The female identified herself as an employee conducting the audit on the store and took the money from the cashier. Lemoore officers contacted the female as she was getting ready to leave the business with the stolen property. One of the suspects, Daniel Nelson Avila, 41, was arrested for suspected burglary, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession, under the influence of a controlled substance. His partner, Kelly Marie Davies, 27, also was arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy, and being under the influence.

Lemoore officers also discovered evidence that these subjects may have committed similar crimes in other cities. Anyone with information is urged to contact Sgt. Santos at the Lemoore Police Department (559)-924-9574.   Lemoore PD case #L1600088.