24-year-old woman arrested for Redondo Beach hardware store break-ins
by Garth Meyer An arrest has been made in the June back-to-back overnight burglaries at South Bay Hardware. Redondo Beach Police handcuffed a 24-year old Los Angeles woman Aug. 19 and recovered allegedly stolen items in Long Beach. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office charged Jalia Gerard, 24, with two counts of felony commercial burglary. Items allegedly stolen were power tools, batteries and cash. “Easily off-loaded, quick sale, hard to identify,” said Redondo Beach Police Lt. Michael Strosnider. The first incident occurred in the early hours of June 12. Officers were called to South Bay Hardware at 2411 Artesia Blvd. at 9:13 a.m., where police determined that two suspects forced their way into the store between 1 a.m. – 2 a.m. and left with merchandise. The next day, just after 3 a.m., RBPD responded again after an alarm went off at the same location. Another break-in had occurred and more items were stolen. On Aug. 19, Redondo Beach detectives with a search warrant entered a property in the 1000 block of Cedar Avenue in Long Beach. Evidence was recovered believed to be connected to the robberies, according to Lt. Strosnider. “It was good, old-fashioned detective…
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