A 36-year-old woman from Wisconsin wanted on 10 warrants out of Nashville has been arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, accused of targeting intoxicated men and stealing from them in a scheme that stretches back to 2024. Lorraine Luckett faces charges of identity theft, credit card fraud and theft of property once she is returned to Tennessee.
According to wsmv.com, Luckett was identified through a Metro Nashville Police Department investigation that linked her to three separate incidents in which men had their wallets taken by a woman, with the pattern dating back to 2024. Investigators say items pulled from those stolen wallets were later used at various locations, helping tie the thefts together.
Surveillance footage pulled from bank ATMs and several stores played a key role in building the case against her, the outlet reports. That same footage reportedly captured Luckett behind the wheel of a Hyundai Santa Fe bearing Wisconsin tags during two separate incidents this year, a detail investigators used to help close in on her location out of state.
Arrest Made Across State Lines
Luckett was ultimately tracked down and arrested in Milwaukee, while the alleged thefts took place in Nashville. She is expected to be returned to Nashville soon to face the outstanding warrants, per the report.
Metro Nashville Police described the case as one of several ongoing investigations into women targeting intoxicated men, according to the same account. The department characterized thefts of this nature as a crime of opportunity, pointing to a pattern where impaired victims make easy targets for theft and fraud.
Not an Isolated Pattern
Nashville's entertainment district has dealt with similar theft schemes before. In March 2024, Metro Nashville Police said Central Precinct detectives were searching for a man, identified as 32-year-old Joshua Ray Cloyd, accused of victimizing intoxicated people on Lower Broadway by stealing their phones, wallets and credit cards.
Details on the other ongoing investigations into women targeting intoxicated men have not been released. For now, Luckett's case marks the latest instance of Nashville police connecting a string of thefts against vulnerable, intoxicated victims to a single suspect through old-fashioned surveillance footage and warrant work.
