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Thirteen people were arrested during a retail theft bust at a popular San Bernardino County shopping mall. The operation took place at Victoria Gardens in Rancho Cucamonga on April 19, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. As deputies descended on the outdoor shopping center, 13 suspects were spotted and were arrested in connection to retail thefts. Authorities seized around $10,926 in stolen property during the massive bust. Photos of some of the stolen items include beauty products and accessories, backpacks, wallets, athletic clothing and more.  SBSD’s Operation SMASH & Grab cracks down on retail theft crimes in the Rancho Cucamonga, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, and Chino Hills shopping district areas. Authorities said the operation was a response to a troubling rise in violent and costly retail thefts involving organized crime groups. A variety of stolen merchandise was found after 13 people were arrested for retail theft at a Rancho Cucamonga shopping mall on April 19, 2024. (San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department) Theft crew arrested for burglarizing over 130 businesses in Southern California “These violent criminals terrorize the citizens of San Bernardino County by

Two 16-year-old students at Cleveland High School in Reseda were taken to a hospital with stab wounds Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles police said. At about 3 p.m., police received a call to the 8300 block of Vanalden Avenue, two blocks north of the school, of two male victims suffering from stab wounds, according to LAPD public information officer Tony Im. The teens’ conditions are unknown, but as of 5:39 p.m., police arrested a suspect in the stabbing at a hospital, Im said. The agency and the Los Angeles School Police Department are investigating the incident. A law-enforcement source, speaking not for attribution, said a Cleveland High student had been taken into custody, at least briefly, in connection with the incident. The source also said that one of the stabbing victims has a punctured lung. The other student’s injuries are not thought to be as serious. Cleveland High School Principal Cindy Duong sent a message to the school community notifying it of the stabbing involving two students, saying no other staff or students were affected. The parents of the students injured had been notified, she said.

A stolen vehicle suspect who led authorities in Southern California in a high-speed pursuit before it ended in a violent rollover crash was arrested Tuesday in West Covina.   Officers with the La Verne Police Department received word from authorities in Upland that a male suspect and a female passenger in a stolen vehicle were driving in the area of Williams Avenue and Foothill Boulevard at around 4 p.m., LAVPD said in a news release.   The driver failed to yield when police attempted a traffic stop and led authorities in a chase onto the westbound 10 Freeway.   During the pursuit, the female passenger attempted to exit the vehicle several times but was forcibly pulled back inside by the driver, police said. After some time, the suspect slowed the vehicle enough for the woman to jump out.   The man continued the chase on and off the 10 Freeway and through the streets of West Covina, at one point going into the parking garage of an Ikea store. After exiting the garage, the suspect collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Barranca and

Authorities are seeking public help to find a missing Southern California woman. The at-risk woman, Mariya Alexandra Ioffe, 35, disappeared on April 21, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On that day, she was last seen on the 1600 block of East 120th Street in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles at around 10 p.m. Ioffe is described as a white female standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing around 200 pounds. She has brown hair and green eyes. Her family said she has a mental health disorder. They have not heard from Ioffe since her disappearance and are concerned for her well-being. Mariya Alexandra Ioffe, 35, seen in a 2023 photo from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Anyone who knows the woman’s whereabouts or has information on the case is asked to call the LASD’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500.   Anonymous tips can be provided to OC Crime Stoppers at 1-855-847-6227 or online at occrimestoppers.org.

A second man was convicted Tuesday of the apparent gang-related shooting death of an innocent bystander who was struck by gunfire in Long Beach more than three years ago. The Long Beach jury found Jacquise Wright, 34, of Long Beach, guilty of first-degree murder for the Dec. 4, 2020, shooting that left Alejandra Martinez dead, along with one count each of attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm and shooting from a motor vehicle, according to Deputy District Attorney Robert Song. Wright is due back in court July 8 for sentencing. Co-defendant Tyquan Benson, 28, of Long Beach, was convicted last July of the same charges, along with being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced last October to 50 years to life plus an additional 17 years and eight months in state prison. During Wright’s trial, the prosecutor told jurors that Martinez — a 36-year-old mother of three — had stopped at a taco truck after work and was fatally shot in crossfire created by Wright and Benson while a group of people were “boxed in and trapped” in the parking

A person was shot to death in Rosemead Tuesday, authorities said. The shooting was reported at about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday in the 3200 block of Gladys Avenue, one block east of San Gabriel Boulevard and a few blocks south of Interstate 10, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The victim — whose age and gender were not provided by authorities — was pronounced dead at the scene. No motive or suspect description was immediately available. Anyone with information about the death was asked to contact the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be provided to Crime Stoppers at lacrimestoppers.org, or 800-222-TIPS (8477).