Detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division recently arrested two members of an out-of-state retail-theft crew that has been targeting high-end boutique retailers in several states, police said.
This crew has been linked to approximately $170,000 in total losses from such retailers across seven states, including approximately $35,000 in Fairfax County, police said.
On July 19 at 5:36 p.m., Fairfax County detectives were alerted to a vehicle near the Tysons area that was known to be driven by an organized-retail-theft crew. A short time later, detectives located two suspects who arrived in the vehicle and took Javier Velasco Puebla, 24, and Kevin Brian Espinoza, 19, both of California, into custody.
Puebla has been charged with three counts of grand larceny, three counts of conspiring to commit larceny, two counts of stolen property with intent to sell and possession of burglarious tools.
Authorities charged Espinoza with two counts of grand larceny, conspiring to commit larceny, two counts of stolen property with intent to sell and possession of burglarious tools.
Police transported both suspects to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center and held each on a $2,500 bond.
