NOV. 8 NPD PRESS RELEASE
Organized Retail Theft Arrests
Yesterday, a little after 3 pm, Novato Police Officers responded to an organized retail theft that had just occurred at the LensCrafters in the Vintage Oaks shopping center. The 4 suspects fled in a black Dodge Charger with no license plates. A county-wide be on the lookout (BOLO) was quickly broadcast.
About 20 minutes later, a CHP officer saw the suspect vehicle traveling south on Highway 101. The CHP officer stopped the vehicle near Freitas Parkway. The subjects inside the Charger, 3 men and a teen boy, wore clothing that matched the surveillance video obtained from LensCrafters. A one-year-old girl was also a passenger in the car. Stolen eyewear products with tags affixed were found in the car.
The people in the Charger included 23-year-old Pacifica resident, Armani Delrosario, 20-year-old Daly City resident, Steven Cordova-Hernandez, a 21-year-old Daly City resident and organized retail theft parolee, Cuauhtemoc Ramirez. The 17-year-old male was a missing person from San Francisco. He also had an active no-bail warrant for his arrest from San Francisco for assault with a deadly weapon.
All four males were arrested for organized retail theft-related offenses. Delrosario, the 1-year-old’s father, was also arrested for child endangerment. The adults were booked at Marin County Jail, and the 17-year-old was booked at Marin Juvenile Hall. The baby was safely released to the custody of her grandmother. 90 pairs of glasses and eyewear products were recovered from the vehicle. These items were returned to LensCrafters. The total value of the items recovered exceeded $33,000.
We are grateful to our wonderful partners from Marin CHP for their assistance with locating and safely detaining these suspects.
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