Two arrests stemming from organized retail crime investigation

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the arrest of two individuals in Little Rock:
“Last week, investigators in my office arrested Gary Hunt, 71, of Little Rock, and Latrina Banks, 54, of Little Rock on charges of Felony Theft of Property. These arrests followed an investigation into organized retail crime, which showed that these individuals were repeatedly and systematically targeting retail stores, leading to losses of nearly $1,000 just in the crimes we investigated. The charges against Hunt and Banks were enhanced from misdemeanors to felonies because of their prior convictions.

“I am grateful to the investigators in my Special Investigations Division for their excellent work, and I appreciate Sixth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Will Jones for his support in this case. Criminals should be on notice that they can no longer so easily target Arkansas businesses.”
Hunt was charged with these new crimes after he was arrested on unrelated charges. He remains incarcerated in the Pulaski County Jail. Banks was arrested Tuesday and was transported to the Pulaski County Jail.