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Texas thieves arrested for $57,000 worth of underwear

Texas thieves arrested for ,000 worth of underwear

Taking items without paying for them isn’t cool, it drives up the prices for everyone else Texas There are serious consequences if you are caught. As four Texas residents are about to find out after they were caught with thousands of stolen goods, mostly bras, underwear and lingerie from Victoria’s secret.

Who was arrested for stealing Victoria Secret merchandise?

According to My San AntonioAustin police arrested 20-year-old Sofia Hernandez, 24-year-old Angelica Chavez, 37-year-old Joe Garcia and 30-year-old Lisa Vasquez on charges of theft. These will all experience multiple thefts.

Victoria’s Secret has an ‘organized retail crime investigator’

You may not realize it, but the lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer is a billion-dollar brand. So it’s not shocking to see that they’re working hard to keep the theft rates down.

After more than a dozen high-value thefts, the company’s Organized Retail Crime Investigator became involved with law enforcement and identified three people they believed were behind the crimes.

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Where did the police find all the stolen Victoria’s Secret items?

After identifying the suspects, law enforcement executed search warrants at two homes, where they discovered 2,000 pieces of stolen retail merchandise.

The items came from more than 40 different retailers and had a total value of $57,000. There was also a stolen handgun that was recovered during the execution of the search warrants.

All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in court.

Finally, we would like to thank law enforcement for all they do to keep our communities safe.

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