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Almost two dozen individuals are dealing with nearly 40 expenses after a shoplifting sting on the Mall of Georgia.
Gwinnett County police say they carried out the sting at shops in and across the mall over Memorial Day weekend.
Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson discovered that officers from 4 precincts labored straight with retailer managers to aim to catch shoplifters within the act.
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All through their two days on the mall, police arrested 19 folks and handed out 12 felony expenses and 27 misdemeanors.
“You can be punished. It’s going to break your summer time, and also you’re going to have penalties,” stated Cpl. Juan Madiedo with Gwinnett County Police.
Police say they recovered $53,13.75 in stolen merchandise from 11 shops.
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Police say they timed the operation strategically as college students ready for summer time break.
“It’s undoubtedly a message we need to ship out to group,” Madiedo stated. “We need to be sure that children are out of college, they’re not attempting to go and shoplift.”
Investigators say two of the ladies, Demesha Brown and Jasmine Harris, every had 12 energetic warrants from a number of different jurisdictions.
They are saying Brown had an impressive warrant on a RICO cost in Cherokee County.
Gwinnett police say comparable operations will hold occurring all through the summer time.
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High Row (L-R): Alejanda Aular, Andrea Aular Petit, Cesar Balcazar, Demesha Brown, Michelle Castaneda Center Row (L-R): Matthew Hardin, Jasmine Harris, Rickie Jace, Israel Nicholas, Christopher Parker Backside Row: Jeillanie Reyes, Jayda Rogers, Latoya Simmons, Shawn Stein, Carla Wheeler
Alejandra Aular
Andrea Aular Petit
Cesar Balcazar
Demesha Brown
Michelle Castaneda
Matthew Hardin
Jasmine Harris
Rickie Jace
Israel Nicholas
Christopher Parker
Jeillanie Reyes
Jayda Rogers
Latoya Simmons
Shawn Stein
Carla Wheeler