Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday the arrests of three people suspected in a series of retail thefts at high-end stores in the Bay Area and Southern California, in which more than $300,000 in items were stolen.
SACRAMENTO – The suspects, identified as 26-year-old Isaiah Abdullah, 25-year-old Ishmael Baptist and 26-year-old Nickolas Mallory, are facing multiple felony charges, including organized retail theft, robbery and grand theft in connection with more than 20 thefts between Dec. 2022 and last month.'Organized retail theft harms businesses, retailers, and consumers – and puts the public at risk,' Bonta said in a statement.
According to the court filing, Abdullah is suspected of stealing $23,000 in items during two thefts at Louis Vuitton stores in Santa Clara County in June 2023. Abdullah, along with Mallory, are also suspected of stealing nearly $6,800 in merchandise from a Burberry store in Alameda County in Oct. 2023.The suspects are also connected to retail thefts in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. Prosecutors said the stolen merchandise from all the thefts was worth $309,752.
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