Thu. Nov 21st, 2024
Anaheim pair arrested after trying to steal $2K of beauty products at an Irvine Sephora

Two organized retail thieves found out the easiest way to “highlight” yourself on a cosmetic store security camera is to use a mask as a “concealer” to hide your face.

On Saturday, Irvine Police Department Spectrum officers partnered with Sephora’s loss prevention and Spectrum Security to catch these two as they exited the cosmetics store with nearly $2,000 of stolen beauty products.

After being stopped by the police officers, the female tried her best to “cover up” her crime by running back inside the store to dump the stolen merchandise but was quick to “blush” when our officers let her know all her actions were captured on the store’s surveillance.

Ricadona Nitu, 35, of Anaheim, was arrested for burglary, conspiracy, and outstanding warrants. Her partner in crime, Voinea Nitu, 18, also from Anaheim, was arrested for burglary and conspiracy.

Both were transported to Orange County Jail.

Nitu is a surname found most commonly in Romania, according to Surname.Es.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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