Saturday, May 7, 2011

50 purses recovered after burglary arrest in Walnut Creek on Friday night

50 purses recovered after burglary arrest in Walnut Creek on Friday night

May 7, 2011 8:44 am · 25 comments

The Walnut Creek Police arrested the woman pictured above, 29-year-old Antioch resident Sheila Nichole Whitson, and recovered 50 purses which were allegedly stolen from vehicles in the parking lots of night clubs around town.

The Walnut Creek Police gave us the full details on the arrest….

On 5/6/2011 at approximately 11 PM Walnut Creek Officers contacted Whitson in a parking lot near Vice Ultra Lounge on Arroyo Way. The officers were conducting surveillance due to numerous auto burglaries that had been occurring while patrons were inside various nightclubs around Walnut Creek.

Officers located stolen property from recent auto burglaries and burglary tools on Whitson and in her vehicle.

Approximately 50 additional purses containing personal property were located in Whitson’s vehicle. Officers are attempting to track down further victims.

Whitson was booked into the CoCo County Jail for possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools and burglary.

Whitson is also on probation for prior theft offenses.

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