Crime & Safety
Police Operation Heads Off 4 Organized Retail Thefts, Brings Arrests
Officers working with stores headed off four organized retail thefts in progress and arrested five suspects, police said.
EL CERRITO, CA — Officers working with stores in El Cerrito Plaza headed off four organized retail thefts in progress and arrested five suspects, police said Friday.
The officers worked closely with store managers and loss prevention agents from Marshall's and CVS in a targeted operation that recovered more than $1,500 in stolen merchandise on Thursday, police said.
One of those arrested was a wanted parolee with multiple prior theft convictions, police said in a press release. Another suspect was found to have an outstanding warrant for grand theft and was in possession of fentanyl.
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