Austin, TX
Group arrested after stealing over $50k of items from Victoria’s Secret in Austin, Central Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – A group of suspects believed to have been involved in multiple thefts from Victoria’s Secret in Austin and Central Texas have been arrested.
Sofia Hernandez, 20, and Angelica Chavez, 24, are charged with multiple felony counts of theft. Joe Garcia, 37, is charged with multiple felony counts of felony theft and robbery threat and Lisa Vasquez, 30, is charged with felony count of organized retail theft.
In early September 2024, members with the Austin Police Department started an organized crime theft investigation.
During the investigation, police say an organized retail crime investigator with Victoria’s Secret identified three people in connection to several high-value thefts in the Austin area with additional thefts in Central Texas.
Following the investigation, police arrested Hernandez, Chavez, Garica and Vasquez, all of Austin, on the charges listed above.
Two search warrants were performed where police say they seized 2,000 pieces of suspected stolen items belonging to more than 40 different stores, valued at $57,000, and a handgun.
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