Six suspects were booked on suspicion of robbery for allegedly participating in organized retail thefts at a mall in Woodland Hills, police announced Monday.
The thefts occurred around 5:15 p.m. Friday at two businesses inside the Westfield Topanga Mall in the 21700 block of Victory Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Twelve masked suspects in hooded sweatshirts ransacked the businesses, knocking over multiple display shelves and stealing more than $90,000 worth of merchandise.
"The LAPD Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF) responded and assumed investigative responsibility. Working with the LAPD Topanga area officers and mall security, the ORCTF was able to quickly identify potential suspects and suspect vehicles involved in the crime," police said in a statement.
LAPD Southwest officers located one of the vehicles with five occupants inside around 9:40 p.m. Friday.
Investigators identified the suspects as 22-year-old Joshua Jones, 19- year-old Amaya McDonald, and 18-year-old Justin Jones, all Los Angeles residents.
The names of the two other occupants, who were juveniles, were withheld due to their ages.
A second vehicle was located Friday by Huntington Beach police officers around 11:50 p.m. Officers contacted ORCTF detectives, and stolen property from the Westfield Topanga Mall was recovered, officials said.
Los Angeles resident Rajene Robinson, 26, was arrested and booked on suspicion of possession of stolen property and was being held without bail. Joshua Jones was being held on $1.85 million bail, while McDonald and Justin Jones were being held on $150,000 bail. The relationship, if any, between Joshua Jones and Justin Jones was unknown.
Anyone with information regarding the robbery was urged to call the LAPD Commercial Crimes Division Organized Retail Crime Section at 818-374-9437. Video or emails of the robbery can be sent to ORC@lapd.online. Calls during non- business hours or weekends should be directed to 877-527-3247. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
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