SAN JOSE — Three suspects were taken into custody Monday evening after being found with more than $13,000 of stolen merchandise — largely Apple products — either on them or in their vehicle outside Valley Fair mall, police said.
An off-duty reserve police sergeant who was working a security shift at the mall pointed out the three suspects to San Jose Police officers who were called to the mall about 8:08 p.m. Monday, police said in a news release Thursday. The individuals were found with more than $1,000 of merchandise on them; a search of their car resulted in another $12,000 of merchandise being discovered, authorities said.
Two suspects were booked at the Santa Clara County Main Jail and a juvenile suspect was booked into Juvenile Hall; all three were booked on suspicion of felony organized retail theft, officials said. The department’s Organized Retail Theft Detail was conducting a follow-up investigation and actively seeking to identify other victims.
Anyone with information about this case or others is asked to contact Detective Beretta of the San José Police Financial Crimes Unit via email at 3677@sanjoseca.gov or by calling 408-277-4521. Anonymous tips can be submitted using the P3TIPS mobile app, the tip line at 408-947-STOP, or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
