A 38-year-old woman from Hesperia was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly stealing a bag in Valencia.

Saturday afternoon, deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to the area of Magic Mountain Parkway and The Old Road following a grand theft report that a man visiting from Nevada had briefly left his bag unattended, at which time a woman had seized opportunity to grab his bag and fled, according to a social media post from the SCV Station.

 

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The woman was quickly located in a nearby parking lot.

“She was detained and found to be in possession of the victim’s belongings, along with several other credit cards and driver’s licenses that did not belong to her. Some of the stolen credit cards had already been used to make purchases at local stores,” read a statement from a SCV spokesperson.

In addition, deputies discovered burglary tools and drug paraphernalia in her possession.

The suspect, identified as Alacia Mills, 38, of Hesperia, was arrested on felony charges of grand theft and theft by access card, as well as misdemeanor charges for possession of burglary tools and drug paraphernalia.

Mills was booked into the SCV Sheriff’s Station jailand remains in custody as of Monday.

“Whether you’re a local or just passing through, we’ve got your back!” wrote SCV Station officials.

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