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Man Accused of Stealing $139K in Sunglasses Arrested at Valley Fair Mall (Notorious 'Sunglass Bandit')
CBS News ^ | July 7th, 2023

Posted on 07/07/2023 5:22:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Authorities in the South Bay have arrested a man at Westfield Valley Fair mall on grand theft charges after he allegedly stolen $139,000 in sunglasses from stores across the Bay Area.

According to Santa Clara Police, two thefts took place at the Macy's Men store at the mall on consecutive days last month. In each theft, a suspect stole high-end sunglasses that were worth $7,851.

During the investigation, detectives determined that the same suspect carried out similar thefts at other Macy's stores in the Bay Area, including locations in Alameda County, Contra Costa County and San Mateo County.

The suspect may also be linked to similar thefts in Santa Cruz County.

With the help of other agencies, police identified the suspect and learned that he was involved in five theft cases with Santa Clara Police and a total of 17 cases throughout Santa Clara County.

On June 20, officers with the San Jose Police Department arrested the suspect, identified as Jamille Lee, after he was allegedly caught stealing items from Macy's Valley Fair.

Police did not say when he would appear in court on the charges.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: california; crime; donatefreerepublic; theft

1 posted on 07/07/2023 5:22:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

That must have been a really big hit.


2 posted on 07/07/2023 5:24:18 PM PDT by x
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Whoever is in charge of security at Macy’s should be fired. No wonder their stock is crap


3 posted on 07/07/2023 5:25:40 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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... er, hut.


4 posted on 07/07/2023 5:26:11 PM PDT by x
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To: nickcarraway

The other option is to use Zenni Optical.


5 posted on 07/07/2023 5:29:02 PM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: NWFree; dfwgator

(stolen $139,000 in sunglasses from stores across the Bay Area.)

What really knocked him out were those cheap sunglasses 😎😎😎

Who’s that behind those Foster Grants? 😎😎😎


6 posted on 07/07/2023 5:29:35 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: nickcarraway

“Jamille”.........hhhmmmmm.....no need to look.


7 posted on 07/07/2023 5:30:45 PM PDT by Enten (I don't have islamophobia...I do have islamonausea)
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To: SaveFerris

I want me a pair of those Jojo Biden aviators.


8 posted on 07/07/2023 5:35:24 PM PDT by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: nickcarraway

Those “high end” sunglasses are a ripoff.


9 posted on 07/07/2023 5:35:35 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Noumenon

(I want me a pair of those Jojo Biden aviators)

Dude..... you’re getting 81 million votes!!

Stay in the basement until it comes!

🤣😂😆😄😛😛😜😜


10 posted on 07/07/2023 5:44:10 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SaveFerris

Cool - I’ll just watch the Weather Channel on the basement Maytag


11 posted on 07/07/2023 5:46:55 PM PDT by Noumenon (You're not voting your way out of this. KTF)
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To: Noumenon

LOLOLOL

😂😂😂👍👍🤣🤣


12 posted on 07/07/2023 5:54:01 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: nickcarraway

You know what this article needs? A photograph of the perpetrator.


13 posted on 07/07/2023 6:02:58 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: nickcarraway

Sounds like a shady character.


14 posted on 07/07/2023 6:15:24 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump /DeSantis)
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To: nickcarraway

7k sunglasses that is a crime in if itself


15 posted on 07/07/2023 6:44:11 PM PDT by blitz128
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To: Enten

Didn’t even need the name.


16 posted on 07/07/2023 7:32:33 PM PDT by bgill
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To: nickcarraway

If he’d only limited his heists to $900 or so he’d be home free. I guess he didn’t have the patience for that.


17 posted on 07/07/2023 8:12:04 PM PDT by xp38
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To: nickcarraway
Unfortunately the disguise sunglasses were too cheap to steal.


18 posted on 07/07/2023 8:19:56 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: NWFree

Looting is legal in California one store worker filmed 4 guys looting a cart of launder goods and got fired for doing so.

Socialist testing in action.


19 posted on 07/08/2023 8:28:44 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: nickcarraway

Hello Nick.

Now we all know where Joey Badun’ gets his sunglasses!

Thanks, I think....


20 posted on 07/08/2023 3:57:18 PM PDT by BatGuano (2020 = Stolen Election. Believe it! Molon Labe.)
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