Nine Hispanics were arrested during a raid of authorities against retail theft in Southern California and which resulted in the arrest of 15 suspects.
Authorities identified the Hispanics as Gonzalo Fernandez, 20, of Watsonville; Andres Flores, 21, of Watsonville; Bayron Gabriel Rivera Florez, 23, of Los Angeles; Gerson Sánchez, 25, of Los Angeles, and Martín Muñoz, 30, of Oxnard.
Also identified among those detained were: Teresa Raya, 23, of Long Beach; Leandro Quintón Willis, 30, of Gardena; Carolina Valverde, 60, of Van Nuys, and Zulema Rodríguez, 64, of Oxnard.
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The other suspects arrested are Derell Jones, 23, of Long Beach; Dajuan Maurice Butler, 31, of Los Angeles; Owana Crystal Moore, 35, of Los Angeles; Keisa Rene Scott Lyn, 42, of Carson, and Lerin Davron Smallwood, 44, of Carson.
Furthermore, the authorities reported that A 17-year-old teenager was also arrested.from Porter Ranch, whose identity was kept confidential due to his status as a minor.
Operation carried out in Ventura County
The operation was carried out October 4-6 at Camarillo Premium Outletsaccording to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.
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According to the authorities, Agents discovered stolen property worth approximately $23,000.in addition to a stolen vehicle, around 90 grams of methamphetamine and various tools to commit robberies.
It was reported that the agents also They were involved in two separate chases of vehicles during the days of the operation.
In the first chase Derell Jones and Dajuan Butler were involved after reports of robberies committed at Target and Walmart stores in Camarillo.
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The suspects, who were driving a Ford Mustang, led officers on a dangerous chase, and at one point patrol cars surrounded the suspects’ vehicle, but the subjects attacked the police units to escape.
The high-speed chase ended when the suspects lost a rear wheel, and inside the Mustang the officers They found around $7,000 in merchandise stolen from several retail storesin addition to 90 grams of methamphetamine.
Hispanic woman involved in persecution
Carolina Valverde was involved in the second chase, who was allegedly seen shoplifting at a Nike store in Camarillo Outlets.
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The officers They identified his car on Highway 101but the Hispanic woman refused to stop, leading to a chase.
Valverde crashed into a chain-link fence at a California Highway Patrol weigh station. The woman continued driving erratically through the parking lot. before patrols cornered the vehicle to stop the persecution.
in the car Stolen merchandise worth about $7,000 was also found.according to the authorities.
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Arrested on various charges
The other suspects They were arrested on various charges including conspiracy to commit organized retail theft, possession of stolen property, grand theft, outstanding warrants, resisting arrest, vehicle theft, receiving stolen property, shoplifting, being under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, among others.
According to the authorities, the operation was carried out with collaboration between law enforcement, outlet retail stores and outlet security personnel.
The Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force is comprised of detectives from various agencies within Ventura County focused on combating organized retail theft, vehicle and auto parts theft, as well as cargo theft.
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The authorities recommended that if anyone has information about possible cases of robbery that they contact the Task Force Against Organized Theft in Retail Stores Ventura County at 805-383-8703.
If you prefer to submit information anonymously, you can call LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or online at their website at this link.
Retail stores that are victims of significant retail theft and Those interested in participating in similar assault operations can call 805-383-8703.
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