Suspect Steals Over $2,000 Worth Of Panties, BrasPosted: 5:16 pm EDT June 12, 2009Updated: 6:26 pm EDT June 12, 2009
OVIEDO, Fla. -- According to officials, a suspect went into a Victoria's Secret store in the Oviedo Marketplace and stole more than $2,000 worth of bras and panties.
Police say they want to know if the panty raid was part of a bigger crime ring.The Oviedo Marketplace has felt the brunt of tough times. It is still recovering from when its sister company went bankrupt in April. Management says the doors will stay open, but lately the wrong people have been walking through them.
"Well, I'm not surprised. It's bound to come out here sooner or later," said Mary Carlyle, Oviedo resident.
A man snatched women's underwear from a table in the front of the Victoria Secret store Wednesday. Oviedo police say it was a black man about 5'11" and 250 pounds. The bag he used to steal the merchandise was rigged so the sensors on the lingerie did not trip the alarm.
"I really think it's the economy people are desperate and they're taking risks now that they normally wouldn't," said Mary Hargrave, Oviedo resident.
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