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   A woman in California has been convicted of stealing over $60,000 worth of   
   merchandise over a span of more than 100 visits to the same Target store   
   in San Francisco, officials said.   
      
   Aziza Graves, a 43-year-old woman from San Francisco, allegedly entered   
   the Target location at the Stonestown Galleria on dozens of occasions over   
   the span of more than a year between Oct. 3, 2020 and Nov. 16, 2021, and   
   managed to steal merchandise with a total value in excess of $60,000,   
   according to a statement from the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office   
   last Friday.   
      
   “Ms. Graves would enter Target, and then immediately proceed to select   
   merchandise from the shelves,” officials said regarding the case against   
   Graves. “She would then proceed to the self-checkout counter where she   
   would scan each item, insert a nominal amount, such as a single coin or   
   bill, and then exit the store.”   
      
   During their investigation, authorities followed and surveilled Graves   
   leaving Target with the unpaid merchandise and was subsequently observed   
   selling her stolen goods at UN Plaza to sellers of stolen property before   
   beginning to sell the stolen goods she obtained to anyone passing by.   
      
   After a trial by jury, Graves was convicted last Friday of one felony   
   count of grand theft in violation and 52 misdemeanor counts of petty theft   
   from Target, authorities in San Francisco said. She also was convicted on   
   one count of misdemeanor petty theft in relation to a theft that occurred   
   at an Abercrombie and Fitch location in San Francisco as well.   
      
   “Retail theft continues to have a major impact on San Francisco businesses   
   from the small mom-and-pop corner store to the large retail stores,” said   
   District Attorney Brooke Jenkins. “Individuals such as Aziza Graves commit   
   egregious thefts through brazen and repeated conduct that greatly impacts   
   retailers’ ability to operate and serve the general public in their area.   
      
   These crimes demand accountability and we need to send the message to   
   others who engage in open and brash thefts that, with the support of our   
   local law enforcement partners, our office will continue to pursue and   
   prosecute those involved. This verdict emphasizes that the citizens of San   
   Francisco will not tolerate these offenders who attempt to take advantage   
   of our business community.”   
      
   Graves is currently out of custody and faces more than three years in   
   state prison for her crimes. Her Sentencing is scheduled for May 24.   
      
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