The Los Angeles Police Department has arrested eight people in connection to an organized retail theft ring, including six minors, three of whom are between the ages of 11 and 15 and accused of peddling the stolen goods.
Authorities alleged that the group regularly shoplifted from stores and then traded or sold what they took along the Alvarado Corridor, located outside downtown Los Angeles.
A security guard stands outside the Nordstrom store at The Grove retail and entertainment complex in Los Angeles, on Nov. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Garcia)
A 14-year-old and 15-year-old were referred to the Los Angeles County Juvenile Diversion Program, while the 11-year-old was released to her parents, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
One suspect, identified as Yoselin Quintanilla, 31,
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