An immediate call to police and quick action by the first officer on scene lead to the arrest of 4 adults and a juvenile this afternoon in Folsom. Around 11:30 today (March 2, 2017) a merchant from a store in the 700 block of Sutter Street noticed she had been distracted by several women while other women stole items of jewelry. When the clerk noticed a large amount of missing jewelry, she called police right away and described the women.
The first officer quickly made his way to the area and found the women as they were leaving. Although two of the women tried to run, they were caught by officers from an allied agency who happened to be in the area. The group of women were found to have taken an estimated $77,038 worth of jewelry from the business.
Stan Loghina, 45 years old, of Anaheim; Stoican Zelanda, 41 years old, of Anaheim; Mariana Slatineanu, 29 years old, of San Leandro; Stefan Poiana, 18 years old, of Westminster, and a juvenile were all arrested for theft and conspiracy to commit a crime. The adults were booked into jail, and the juvenile was booked into juvenile hall.
Photos of the recovered jewelry are attached. A photo of the adult suspects are also attached. Anyone who might have additional information about thefts by this group should contact the Folsom Police Department at 916-355-7231.
