The Berkeley Police Department said Thursday that two residents of the City of Antioch were arrested in connection with a burglary at Lululemon in the City of Berkeley.
The incident occurred on January 18 at 11:30 am when two males and two females entered Lululemon and stole $7,300 in merchandise. The incident was caught on camera.
According to Officer Byron White, Berkeley Police spokesperson, the four fled in a vehicle which was entered as a “felony vehicle”.
Later in the day, the vehicle was spotted by Pittsburg Police Department officers which led to a pursuit. It later ended with two male suspects foot bailing and then later located an arrested for commercial burglary and grand theft.
The suspects were identified as:
- Glenn Houston, Male, 20 years old, Antioch, CA
- Wessaun Johnson, Male, 19 years old, Antioch, CA
Police recovered 65 pieces of property stolen from Lululemon from the vehicle that were valued at $7300, along with the clothing the suspect wore in the crime as seen in the surveillance video.
The case is still under investigation as the female suspects are outstanding.
Johnson Arrested in 2022 for $16k Theft
Photo by CHP
Back on February 14, 2022, the CHP Border Patrol announced the arrest of three prolific retail thieves for their role as part of a suspected organized retail theft ring.
CHP identified the suspects as 20-year-old Shyonie Davis, of San Francisco; 21-year-old Ahjanae Woods, of Antioch; and 18-year-old Wessaun Johnson, of Antioch. All three were booked into San Diego County jails, according to CHP.
CHP reported the organized crime ring is suspected of committing the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in merchandise throughout several states.
The suspects rented a car and left the Bay Area Thursday evening, and drove as far south as National City for the sole purpose of committing retail thefts. The suspects were observed at Mission Valley Mall, Plaza Bonita Mall, UTC mall, the Carlsbad Premium Outlets and the Carlsbad Forum mall, all within a few hours.
The suspects were observed and documented committing thefts at two Victoria’s Secret stores during those trips. During the thefts, the suspects stole 329 items worth over $16,000. A countywide Be-On-The-Lookout (BOL) was broadcast and not long after, officers from the Carlsbad Police Department located the suspect vehicle near a mall in the City of Carlsbad. An enforcement stop was conducted on I-5 and the suspects were taken into custody. All the stolen merchandise was located within the vehicle.
The collaboration between the California Highway Patrol, Escondido Police Department, Carlsbad Police Department, and L Brands investigators was instrumental during this case.
Pair Arrested for Grand Theft, Burglary, Conspiracy, and Resisting Arrest
On January 25th at about 12:28 pm, two female suspects entered Sephora and immediately began stealing bottles of fragrance and other products. While one of the suspects got in a car and drove away, the second suspect (a 14-year-old girl, Oakland, CA) was arrested by officers after a brief foot chase. The other suspect (an 18-year-old Richmond woman) was later arrested when she came to the police department to return the stolen merchandise.
Both suspects were arrested on suspicion of grand theft, burglary, conspiracy, and resisting arrest.
Case 2023-00003770
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C’mon guys, you’re going to give Antioch a bad name with shenanigans like that.
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