Pair Arrested In $6,000 Beauty Product Theft Spree Across IE

PERRIS, CA — Two Moreno Valley residents were arrested this week after deputies linked them to a series of beauty product thefts across several Inland Empire cities, authorities said.

Around 1:24 p.m. on Oct. 21, deputies from the Perris Sheriff’s Station responded to a business in the 1600 block of North Perris Boulevard following a report of a grand theft. The suspect had allegedly stolen a large amount of beauty products before fleeing the area, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Deputies later identified the suspect as 26-year-old Alex Quevedo of Moreno Valley and obtained a description of the getaway vehicle. The station’s Robbery and Burglary Suppression Team took over the investigation and later identified the vehicle’s driver as 33-year-old Gardenia Herrera, also of Moreno Valley.

Investigators said they determined that Herrera and Quevedo "were responsible" for multiple similar thefts in Perris, Hemet and Rialto. On Oct. 22, deputies located both suspects in the 1500 block of University Ave. in Riverside, where they were taken into custody without incident.

Authorities recovered roughly $6,000 worth of stolen beauty products.

Quevedo was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of grand theft and parole violation. Herrera was booked on charges of grand theft, probation violation, and theft with priors.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Ortiz at the Perris Sheriff’s Station at 951-210–1000.