Two people were arrested on suspicion of stealing from a Camarillo store and concealing the stolen merchandise in girdles, authorities said.
Jose Mujica and Aniela Corredor-Casaras were arrested earlier this month by detectives with the Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force with about $4,500 worth of stolen goods from the Under Armor store in Camarillo Premium Outlets, the Ventura newspaper reported. It was announced that the two people who came out were caught and arrested. County Sheriff’s Office.
As part of the ruse, the pair wore girdles and packed merchandise, including 17 pairs of jeans, authorities said.
They were arrested and released on $100,000 bail each. They were charged with conspiracy to commit organized retail theft, robbery and grand larceny.
Ventura’s Retail Theft Task Force is funded with cash from the California Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program and aims to combat the estimated $10 million in annual losses from organized retail theft in the county. I am.