On Tuesday, June 4, officers arrested several suspects tied to an organized theft group responsible for numerous thefts in Huntington Beach, according to the HBPD. Suspects are believed to have…
A Directed Enforcement Team (DET) officer was doing extra patrol checks at the Los Olivos Shopping Center on Wednesday afternoon in response to past distraction thefts, according to the Irvine…
Four suspects worked together to distract an employee and removed multiple 18K gold chains from a kiosk at the Asian Garden Mall, located at 9200 Bolsa Ave., according to the…
On Friday, March 22, 2024, at about 3:00 p.m., police officers were conducting surveillance in shopping centers due to recent organized distraction thefts, according to the Irvine Police Department. An…
A victim had their debit card stolen during a distraction theft in another City in January, according to the Irvine Police Department. Two suspects are accused of using the victim’s…
In the last year, seven parking lot distraction thefts have been reported in Irvine, according to the Irvine Police Department. This weekend, an off-duty officer was in the right place…
In early August, a male suspect approached a victim who had just withdrawn over $1,000 in cash from the Bank of America in Woodbridge area of Irvine. The thief was…
