LOS ANGELES (KNX) – Los Angeles County deputies recovered 17 stolen cellphones in West Hollywood Saturday night.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were at the intersection of Santa Monica and Robertson boulevards when they saw a man who resembled a pickpocket suspect from previous incidents.
“The EPT Team contacted the male and a female companion, who were startled,” the department tweeted. “Deputies saw the female throw away a cell phone behind a dumpster.”
Both were arrested for grand theft. Their names have not been revealed.
Deputies were able to return five phones to the victims.
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