Pembroke Pines police search for Sephora shoplifting trio caught on camera

PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Police successful Pembroke Pines are searching for 3 radical who they accidental were caught connected camera stealing hundreds of dollars’ worthy of merchandise from a Sephora store wrong the Shops astatine Pembroke Gardens.

Authorities accidental the theft happened astir 7:30 p.m. connected April 17, erstwhile a antheral and 2 women entered the store and began rapidly filling their bags with perfume acquisition sets.

“They selected 14 boxes of fragrance valued astatine $720 and past exited the store,” said Sgt. Jason Palant of the Pembroke Pines Police Department.

Surveillance video shows the antheral successful pinkish walking successful first, carrying a ample tote bag, followed intimately by 2 women holding their ain bags.

Within seconds, the trio made their mode to a support and began stuffing the fragrance boxes into their bags. Cameras captured wide images of their faces arsenic they walked out.

“They were successful the store for astir a infinitesimal to a infinitesimal and a half,” Palant said.

Retail theft continues to emergence crossed the country.

A 2024 study from the National Retail Federation showed shoplifting incidents jumped 93% betwixt 2019 and 2023, with quality products among the astir commonly stolen items.

Florida precocious toughened penalties for organized retail theft successful an effort to deter specified crimes.

“The authorities laws precocious changed to enhanced penalties to radical doing organized retail crimes, making it felonies and allowing stricter punishments,” Palant said.

While investigators haven’t confirmed whether the suspects are portion of an organized ring, constabulary accidental they are taking the lawsuit seriously.

“We person a radical of detectives investigating retail thefts, and erstwhile we person bully prime video, you go celebrated for the incorrect reasons,” Palant said.

Anyone with accusation astir the suspects is urged to interaction the Pembroke Pines Police Department astatine 954-431-2200 oregon Broward Crime Stoppers astatine 954-493-8477.

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