Boston, MA – At approximately 5:00 PM on Wednesday, officers responded to a report of larceny in progress at Lululemon on Boylston Street. Loss Prevention informed the officers that three males were concealing multiple items inside the store.
The suspects were seen entering the Alo store shortly after. Officers arrested two suspects, while the third attempted to flee but was later apprehended with assistance from Prudential Center Security.
The stolen merchandise was returned to the store, and the three juvenile males were charged in Boston Juvenile Court with larceny under $1,200 and conspiracy.
At about 5:40 PM, officers were dispatched again to Lululemon for another theft in progress. The Boston Police Operations provided descriptions of two juvenile females inside the store who were seen stealing.
Store employees reported an electronic security device discovered on the floor of the changing room the suspects left. Officers stopped the two suspects as they exited the store, recovering stolen merchandise from Lululemon and two other stores in the vicinity.
Both female juveniles were charged out of Boston Juvenile Court with larceny under $1,200, shoplifting by concealing merchandise, and conspiracy. One suspect also faced charges for malicious destruction of property and unlawful removal of a theft detection device.
Around 6:00 PM, a detective conducting a shoplifting operation on Newbury Street observed a suspect entering The North Face store. The suspect was seen removing a pair of slippers, putting them on his feet, and concealing additional merchandise.
The detective intercepted the suspect as he exited the store, and additional units responded to the scene for support. The suspect, identified as Anthony Craan, 43, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested.
Craan is expected to be arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on charges including larceny under $1,200, receiving stolen property under $1,200, and furnishing false identification to law enforcement.