Over $4,000 of gems were stolen from a store at the Irvine Spectrum Center and Irvine police Thursday released photos of the two suspects wanted for the burglaries.
Police are looking for Linda Lorraine Ferguson, 38, and an unidentified alleged accomplice in the theft of $4,260 in gems from the Brighton store at the Irvine Spectrum Center on Feb. 29, according to Irvine police spokeswoman Kim Mohr.
Authorities say about $20,000 in valuables were stolen from other Brighton stores across the Southland and in Arizona, Mohr said. The chain sells jewelry, handbags and other accessories.
Ferguson is 5-foot-7 and weighs about 160 pounds. She has been seen driving a 2013 four-door black Nissan, California license plate 6ZIF430.
The other suspect is a black woman about 25 to 30 years old who weighs about 180 pounds and has long, dark, curly hair, Mohr said.
Anyone with information was asked to call Detective Matt Ricci at (949) 724-7189.
–City News Service