CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – It’s “no more Mr. Nice Guy” when it comes to criminals who repeatedly steal and re-sell merchandise. Missouri’s new Organized Retail Theft Law is amping up the penalties for habitual shoplifters.
Case in point, a recent bust involving a ring that hit the St. Louis Premium Outlets in Chesterfield.
The two alleged suspects were based in New Jersey and Tennessee and arrived in the St. Louis area in late October. Shakera Brown of Knoxville and Rigoberto Vega of Bridgeton, New Jersey, were charged with stealing sunglasses from The Sunglass Hut…