Two charged after $10,000 worth of products stolen from N.S. Sephora stores

A string of retail thefts have put police across the country on high alert.

A man and woman are facing charges after they allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of products from three Sephora stores in the Halifax area.

Halifax Regional Police said a loss prevention officer at the Halifax Shopping Centre Sephora flagged down officers around 4 p.m. Monday after detaining a man and woman in the high-end beauty store for theft.

Police determined the same man and woman were suspects in two other thefts at the Sephora stores in Dartmouth Crossing on Monday and Mic Mac Mall on Sunday.

“In total, more than $10,000 in product was stolen from multiple Sephora locations over the two-day period by the suspects,” alleged Halifax Regional Police in a news release Wednesday.

Izabela Serban, 22, and Alex Cioriia, 23, are both charged with the following:

• three counts of theft under $5,000
• three counts of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000

Both are scheduled to appear in Halifax provincial court for the charges at a later date.

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