2 women held for grand theft

Two women from Los Angeles were arrested this week when a “shopping spree” in Huntington Beach turned out to have a heavy price.

According to Jessica Cuchilla, public information officer for the HBPD, the women walked into a retail store in the 7000 block of Edinger Avenue at Beach Boulevard around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. They allegedly took some merchandise and left the store without paying.

The store security guard called police and described the vehicle in which they had arrived. The guard contacted the two women outside the store and convinced them to return the merchandise.

However, arriving HBPD officers saw the pair walking to a different store and saw their vehicle being driven to a nearby lot, where it parking in a handicapped-accessible stall. 

Inside the car were several bags full of new clothing. After some investigation it was determined that the items had been stolen from a nearby Huntington Breach store and the charges against the two were increased from petty theft to grand theft.

The driver of their vehicle was found to not have a valid driver’s license. She was cited and sent on her way “on foot.” The car was towed for using a handicapped-accessible stall without a handicap placard.

Arrested and booked into Huntington Beach Jail were Erika Jackson, 22, and Olivia Khaliah Jones, 26, both of Los Angeles.