A 19-year-old man on probation suspected of being responsible for 10 incidents where he stole $4,000 worth of merchandise from a Silver Lake store has been arrested, police said Monday.
The suspect entered the store in the 600 block of North Dillon Street, near Silver Lake Boulevard, around 4:20 p.m Dec. 4, and stole more than $1,200 worth of merchandise, then fled, police said.
The suspect then stole more than $500 worth of laundry detergent from the store Thursday, police said.
Store employees provided a description and the last known direction of the suspect. Detectives arrived in the area of Temple Street and Park View Street, when they saw a man matching the suspect’s description and pushing a shopping cart which contained the stolen merchandise, including several boxes of toothpaste, police said.
Jaylen Grayfulle of Los Angeles was arrested without incident and booked for grand theft. He is being held on a probation hold.
Anyone with information about the thefts was urged to call Rampart Community Police Station burglary detectives at 213-484-3490. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. During non-business hours or weekends, calls should be made to 877-527-3247.