Police charge couple suspected of stealing package mailed to residence
Police arrested and charged the woman suspected in the May 22, 2018 theft of a UPS package from a doorstep. The woman has been charged along with her boyfriend, who allegedly acted as her getaway driver, police said.
Allise Brittany Garcia, 29, and Devon W. Sellers, 30, both of the 3200 block of Missouri Avenue, have been charged with misdemeanor counts of larceny and receiving stolen property. Sellers is also charged with violating terms of probation.
The homeowner received a package deliver at approximately 12:20 p.m. on May 22nd. About three minutes later, the homeowner’s security system captured video of a woman, identified as Garcia, walking up to the entryway and stealing the package, police said. Video shows Garcia entering a black car that left the area. An investigation allegedly revealed Sellers was driving the black car.
The stolen package contained a Samsung cell phone valued at $240, police said.
An LCPD officer contacted Garcia, who allegedly admitted her involvement in stealing the package. She allegedly told police she threw the phone away in a trash bin near her residence.
The officer later learned Sellers sold the phone for $30 at a kiosk in a local Walmart store.
A warrant was issued for Garcia’s arrest. On Tuesday, June 19, 2019, she surrendered at the Magistrate Court and was scheduled for a court appearance. Sellers was arrested June 13 on the probation violation charge and is currently being held without bond at the Dona Aña County Detention Center.
