FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A woman turned herself in at the Broward County Courthouse Thursday after police accused her of going on a retail theft spree in 2024, targeting multiple stores in the county and stealing thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from each.
In some of the thefts, police said Alisha Gomez Sosa, 36, of Hallandale Beach, had accomplices.
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According to Broward court records, the incidents happened in at least four stores in Coral Springs, plus a Sephora location at 1809 S. University Drive in Davie.
Arrest reports outline various thefts of consumer and beauty products from the stores.
Coral Springs police said various hauls at a Target at 9600 Westview Drive and a Walgreens at 5480 N. University Drive netted Gomez Sosa more than $1,300 in ill-gotten goods, ranging from Flonase nasal spray, Nicorette gum, bathing suits and a baby stroller.
An arrest report states she brought several young girls along to steal during a Walgreens run on March 5.
Police said in one instance, Gomez Sosa and an associate, identified as Eric Manning, 28, of Davie, stole from two Coral Springs Publix stores on the same day, to the tune of a $5,000 loss.
Authorities said surveillance video from Sept. 18 showed Gomez Sosa and Manning stealing allergy medicines, body lotions, oral hygiene products and diapers from the stores, located at 6270 W. Sample Road and 8160 Wiles Road.
Police said at the Wiles Road location, Manning was seen selecting a trash bin and then putting items he planned to steal inside. Meanwhile, the report states that Gomez Sosa took “multiple boxes of diapers.”
An arrest report states that Manning was seen pawning stolen beauty items from the Davie Sephora location in August.
Broward Sheriff’s Office records show he was arrested on Jan. 10 while Gomez Sosa turned herself in on Thursday. Both are facing multiple felony charges.
Jail records show Manning was being held without bond in the BSO Main Jail, while Gomez Sosa was being held on a $15,000 bond in the agency’s North Broward Bureau facility in Pompano Beach.