A Lancaster man and Palmdale woman who were arrested for allegedly robbing a Neiman Marcus store in Newport Beach may have been involved in similar crimes in the Los Angeles area.
Dominic Burrell, 20, of Lancaster, Brionnah Riley, 20, of Palmdale, and two juveniles were arrested on July 20 and booked on suspicion of robbery, according to the Newport Beach Police Department.
The arrests stem from a crime that occurred around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, at the Neiman Marcus store in the Fashion Island shopping mall at 601 Newport Center Drive. Officers went to the location “on a report of six subjects stealing high-end handbags from the Chanel portion of the store,” police said in a news release.
“The group fled Fashion Island in two different vehicles, described as a red sedan and a white BMW,” police said. “Newport Beach police officers quickly located the white BMW and attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle.”
The BMW driver kept going, leading authorities on a pursuit, police said.
“During the course of the pursuit, the suspects discarded several of the stolen items along the pursuit route,” police said. “The Newport Beach Police Department requested the assistance of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Air Unit and the California Highway Patrol.”
The BMW exited the San Diego (405) Freeway at Bolsa Avenue in Westminster, where the occupants got out and ran off but were quickly taken into custody, police said.
“Detectives from the Newport Beach Department are working to identify and locate the occupants of the red sedan, which is still outstanding,” police said.
Officers recovered about $58,000 worth of stolen merchandise from the BMW and from the areas where items were discarded from the vehicle during the pursuit, police said.
“Evidence located within the vehicle is believed to link the group to similar crimes which have been committed in the greater Los Angeles area,” police said.
