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On 16 Oct 2019, Cy Ubinger <
cy.si@jose.jimenez.org> posted some news:WOFpF.57474$
O_.380@fx39.iad:
Neighborhood unsafe? Stores gone? Fags and drugs everywhere? Thank a Democrat!
San Francisco prosecutors charged a woman with organized retail theft
and other felonies for allegedly stealing more than $15,000 in
merchandise from a Bath & Body Works store over seven months.
Carmelita Barela, 30, pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Thursday to
charges of organized retail theft, grand theft and shoplifting for a
series of 20 alleged thefts at the store's Westfield Mall location
between March and October, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office
said.
Barela was taken into custody without incident on Nov. 6, according to authorities. A judge granted prosecutors' request to hold her without
bail pending trial because she poses a public safety risk.
“Organized retail theft is a source of deep concern for the residents
and businesses of our City,” District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said in a statement. “This arrest and prosecution reflects our on-going commitment
to hold repeat offenders accountable for their actions.”
The charges against Barela are part of a retail theft prosecution
program funded by a state grant secured by Jenkins' office.
Investigators are working to identify additional suspects in the Bath &
Body Works thefts, according to prosecutors.
The mall is the former home of Nordstrom, which pulled out of the
location earlier this year.
The Westfield and its owner, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, said in a May
statement that the Nordstrom closure "underscores the deteriorating
situation in Downtown San Francisco."
"A growing number of retailers and businesses are leaving the area due
to the unsafe conditions for customers, retailers and employees, coupled
with the fact that these significant issues are preventing an economic
recovery of the area," the statement said.
Westfield gave up the mall to its lender, and the mall is now simply
known as San Francisco Centre.
A June analysis by The Standard showed that 45 stores, or 46% of the
mall’s 97 pre-pandemic retailers, had closed since 2020. In the same
span, 21 new stores opened there. The wave of closures left the shopping
center with many vacant storefronts.
https://sfstandard.com/2023/11/10/woman-charged-san-francisco-theft-bath- and-body-works/
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