Four arrested after ‘Organized Retail Theft Crew’ investigation
Cynthia White
LA QUINTA, Calif. (KESQ) – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Thermal Station have arrested four women suspected to be in connection with what they call an “Organized Retail Theft Crew” that targeted multiple businesses in La Quinta.
Deputies began an investigation on October 20th into the thefts, and determined that four women were responsible. They report that those same women were also connected to 28 other thefts throughout Southern California, totaling over $50,000 in merchandise.
On Monday, deputies located a vehicle matching the description of the suspects in the area of Cook Street and Country Club Drive in Palm Desert. After stopping the vehicle, all four women were taken into custody without incident.
During the stop, deputies found approximately $12,000 in merchandise. They arrested the four women and booked them into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio, charging them with theft, organized retail theft, and petty theft with priors.
The Sheriff’s Office says this in an ongoing investigation, and there are no further details available at this time. They ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call the Riverside Sheriff’s Thermal Station at 760-863-8990. Information can also be reported anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (760) 341-STOP (7867).