SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A man accused of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from multiple department stores was behind bars following a month-long investigation, authorities said Saturday.
Detectives from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office’s Rancho San Diego station arrested Rafael Rendon on Thursday near his home in the 2100 block of S. 41st Street in San Diego.
Two shoplifting incidents connected to Rendon occurred on Jan. 26 and Jan. 30 at a Kohl’s retail store in Rancho San Diego, and a third on Jan. 23 at a Kohl’s in Chula Vista, according to sheriff’s officials…