Multi state fraud investigation results in local arrest.
WCPD Case Number: 15-23473
Date / Time Occurred: 11-3-15 at 0900 hrs
Crime Description / Code: Grand Theft / 487 PC
Suspect: Lakisha Pettus, 40 year old black female, residing in Pittsburg, CA.
Press Relase prepared by Sergeant Andy Brown
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NARRATIVE:
On 11-3-15 at approximately 0900 hrs, Walnut Creek PD Detectives in coordination with Detectives from the New York City Police Department and officers from Pittsburg PD, executed a search and arrest warrant for stolen property at the suspect's residence in Pittsburg. The search warrant was the culmination of an extensive retail theft investigation by NYPD and WCPD detectives. The suspect, Lakisha Pettus, victimized several high-end retailers. The loss was over $500,000 in clothes and jewelry. Pettus was taken into custody on a Grand Theft warrant and a firearm was recovered from the residence. Pettus was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility for 487(a)PC with a bail of $1,000,000.
Address/Location
Walnut Creek Police Department
1666 N Main St
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 925-943-5844