AUSTIN, Texas (KWTX) – A group of suspects allegedly involved in multiple thefts from Victoria’s Secret in Austin and Central Texas have been arrested.

Sofia Hernandez, 20, and Angelica Chavez, 24, are charged with multiple counts of theft. Joe Garcia, 37, is charged with multiple counts of theft and threatening to rob, and Lisa Vasquez, 30, is charged with felony organized retail theft.

In early September 2024, members of the Austin Police Department began an organized crime theft investigation.

During the investigation, police say a Victoria’s Secret retail organized crime investigator identified three people in connection with several high-value thefts in the Austin area with additional thefts in Central Texas.

Following the investigation, police arrested Hernandez, Chavez, Garica and Vasquez, all of Austin, on the charges listed above.

Two search warrants were executed in which police say they seized 2,000 suspected stolen items from more than 40 different stores, worth $57,000, and a handgun.

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