Last Friday, police officers responded to a theft at Lululemon after security spotted a man doing his own grab-and-go fashion show, according to the Irvine Police Department.
Officers watched on surveillance as he filled a bag with clothes and headed back to his car, as if he were doing curbside pickup for an order nobody had placed.
The IPD drone caught the whole thing from above, including his attempt at a “new outfit, new me” disguise.
IPD arrested Luis Alfredo Monjarret Orozco, 33, of Huntington Park, for organized retail theft. While booking him, they learned he also had a warrant for the same offense in Georgia.
The IPD is staffing the Spectrum with more officers for the holiday season. If you’re planning to commit crime, go ahead and return that idea back to the shelf.
Here’s a summary of the potential penalties the suspect faces:
- California (Organized Retail Theft under Penal Code §490.4)
- Can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony, depending on value and circumstances.
- If aggregated theft exceeds $950 within 12 months:
- Up to 1 year in county jail or felony sentencing under Penal Code §1170(h) (which can mean up to 3 years in county jail).
- New 2025 laws allow aggregation across incidents and harsher penalties for large-scale theft rings.
- Possession of stolen goods over $950 with intent to sell can lead to up to 3 years in jail.
- Courts may issue retail theft restraining orders for up to 2 years.
- Georgia (Outstanding Warrant for Organized Retail Theft under O.C.G.A. §16-8-14.2)
- Classified as a felony.
- Penalty: 3 to 20 years in prison, fine up to $50,000, or both.
- Applies when theft is organized and aggregated value exceeds $24,999.99 over 180 days.
- Impact of Georgia Warrant While Arrested in California
- Warrants in Georgia do not expire; they remain active until resolved.
- If arrested in California, suspect will likely be held without bail until Georgia decides on extradition.
- If Georgia extradites, suspect faces the above felony penalties there