BROCKTON — Two people have been charged with running an organized theft ring, stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a large retail beauty store, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz and Wareham Police Chief Walter W. Correia, Jr. announced.
Amalia Cinca, 35, of Maryland, and a 17-year-old juvenile female were arrested Tuesday evening by authorities at JFK International Airport in New York as they attempted to board an airplane to Romania.
The arrests follow an investigation by Wareham Police and loss prevention investigators with Ulta Beauty.
On Jan. 7, Wareham Police responded to the Ulta store in Wareham for a report of a shoplifting incident.
A store employee reported observing three females stuffing approximately five bags with merchandise and leaving the store without paying.
The total value of the stolen products was $5,818.
The following day, Waterford, Connecticut Police reported a theft at an Ulta store there, allegedly involving the same suspects.
A maroon minivan they had been traveling in was impounded, and items including cosmetics and perfumes with their price tags still attached were recovered, later identified as merchandise from the Wareham store.
Cinca and the juvenile have been charged with one count each of Larceny Over $1,200 and Organized Retail Crime.
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office entered the complaints into the National Crime Information Center, leading to the issuance of arrest warrants.
Cinca was arraigned yesterday in Queens, NY Criminal Court, where she pleaded not guilty to a charge of Fugitive from Justice.
She waived her rendition and will be returned to Massachusetts to face larceny charges in Wareham District Court.
The juvenile is facing charges in New York.
