Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price Announces Organized Retail Theft Felony Charges Against Oakland Coliseum Flea Market Vendors
October 30, 2024
OAKLAND, CA — Today, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced her office charged Octavio Ambriz Valle (52), Devora Ambriz Valle (49), and Felipe Del Toro Trejo (54) in connection with multiple organized retail theft crimes stemming from a sophisticated criminal enterprise operating at the Oakland Coliseum Flea Market from March 26, 2023, through April 17, 2024. The charges against Mr. Ambriz Valle, Ms. Ambriz Valle, and Mr. Trejo include multiple felony counts of possessing stolen property and organized retail theft in concert.
It is alleged the trio of vendors possessed stolen property valued at $348,466 from 10 different retailers, including Kohl’s, Macy’s, PetSmart, Sephora, Sunglass Hut, TJX, Target, Walgreens, and Walmart.
Last year, the District Attorney’s Office successfully competed and received a $2 million grant from the California Department of Justice to combat organized retail theft, DA Price added another $2 million to bolster the ORCA Unit which is fully operational and collaborating with numerous law enforcement agencies.
“For over a year, this enterprise supported criminal networks by requesting and buying specific products from brazen boosters who repeatedly terrorized retailers,” said District Attorney Pamela Price. “I want to acknowledge our Organized Retail Crime Alameda (ORCA) Vertical Prosecution Unit for its great work and the role they played in this multi-jurisdiction investigation, which included the California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division Organized Retail Crime Task Force, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, and San Ramon Police Department.”
If convicted and sentenced on all charges, Octavio Ambriz Valle faces a maximum sentence of nine years in county jail; Devora Ambriz Valle faces a maximum sentence of five years in county jail; and Felipe Del Toro Trejo faces a maximum sentence of 3 years and 8 months in county jail.
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The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney Pamela Y. Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and @AlamedaCountyda on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.