These thefts are going on all over the country for several years now.
My daughter worked for VS while in college.
There is a gang of Spanish speaking types who drive up and down the I-95 corridor and steal tens of thousands of dollars worth of VS stuff. Literally thousands of dollars at each store.
VS security procedures are nonexistent and basically end up allowing for the outright theft of as much or more product as is sold. That is one reason a person pays $40+ at VS for a stinking bra.