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Huntersville police arrest trio in $6,000 Victoria's Secret lingerie heist

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Four men stole $6,000 worth of merchandise from a Huntersville Victoria's Secret, according to police.

The heist happened Saturday at the Victoria's Secret in the Birkdale Village shopping center.

(Frazier, Garcia, Cousins)

Rico Frazier, Bryan Garcia and Cletus Cousins have all been charged with felony larceny in connection with the crime. The fourth suspect is still on the run.

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Investigators said shoppers were the first to notice the illegal activity and when they spoke up, the suspects ran off.

Once outside the shopping center, police said the men hopped into a vehicle and sped off.

Huntersville police officers were able to track the suspects and pulled their vehicle over on Interstate 77.

According to officers, two of the four suspects ran from the vehicle and K-9 officer Vader was only able to track one of them down.

Investigators said they recovered all $6,000 worth of stolen lingerie.

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