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Organized Retail Theft Suspects Apprehended - Kohls
Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Organized Retail Theft Suspects Apprehended - Kohls 
| Nature of Incident: | Organized Retail Theft Suspects Apprehended | ||||
| Report Number: | 19-72230 | ||||
| Location: | 872 E. Los Angeles Avenue (Kohl’s) | ||||
| Date & Time: | 5/10/2019 at 4:52 PM | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Moorpark Police Department | ||||
| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
Age | |||
| (S) Marcus Wilson (S) Torrance Adams (S) Renee Laurel-Fandino (V) Kohl’s Department Store |
Highland Highland Highland Moorpark |
21 20 21 |
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| Narrative: | |||||
| On May 10th, at about 4:52 PM, deputies from the Moorpark Police Station responded to Kohl’s department store located within the Moorpark Marketplace for a report of a forgery in progress. Upon the deputies’ arrival, they contacted Renee Laurel-Fandino inside of the store attempting to pass counterfeit currency. As deputies detained Laurel-Fandino, they learned two accomplices of Laurel-Fandino were still inside of the store. Detectives from the Moorpark Police Station responded to the scene and contacted Marcus Wilson who was attempting to remain undetected within the department store. Patrol deputies were also able to apprehend Torrance Adams within the department store. As a result of the deputies’ investigation, coupled with the assistance of Kohl’s Asset Protection Team, deputies learned all three subjects, Adams, Laurel-Fandino, and Wilson had acted in concert to commit a series of thefts from several Kohl’s department stores within Southern California. With the assistance of the United States Secret Service, deputies also learned this group had passed counterfeit currency at various locations throughout Southern California. All three subjects were arrested for PC 490.4(a)(2)/Organized Retail Theft and numerous other property crimes including PC 476(a)/ Forgery. The Moorpark Police Department has a very close working relationship with the local businesses in the city and actively works joint investigations with them in an attempt to prevent organized retail theft crews from committing crimes within the city. All three subjects are in custody in Ventura County Jail with bail set at $50.000. Their court date is pending. |
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| Prepared by: | Detective Robert Curiel | ||||
| News Release Date: | May 17, 2019 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Detective Robert Curiel 805-532-2648 [email protected] |
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| Approved by: Booking Photo Release: |
Captain Victor Fazio YES NO |
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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information, which leads to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511