Shoplifting suspect arrested twice in two days in Apple Valley – VVNG.com

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. (VVNG.com) — On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at approximately 2:08 p.m., deputies responded to a report of shoplifting at the Super Target on State Highway 18 in the town of Apple Valley.

Store employees reported that a thief who had stolen from the store several times had returned and was leaving the store again with unpaid merchandise.

Deputy Sheriff D. Vallejo arrived at the Super Target and learned that the suspect had left the store. Shortly after, Deputy Sheriff Vallejo located the suspect in the store parking lot and arrested him.

Marshawn Davian Franklin, a 27-year-old man from Apple Valley, was arrested and later booked into the High Desert Detention Center on a shoplifting charge. Franklin was released from the detention center with a summons to appear in court at a later date.

On Thursday, July 4, 2024, deputies were called to Beyond Mart on Dale Evans Parkway regarding a man stealing merchandise and yelling at customers.

Around 2:40 a.m., officers arrived on scene and contacted the suspect, Marshawn Davian Franklin. Officers stopped Franklin to investigate the allegations and, as they placed him in the back seat of a patrol unit, Franklin kicked the officers.

Franklin was arrested for obstructing or resisting a peace officer and was transported back to the High Desert Detention Center. Franklin was charged with that charge and is being held on $30,000 bail.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Sheriff Vallejo or Deputy Sheriff Belvin at the Apple Valley Sheriff's Station at (760) 240-7400 or Sheriff's Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are asked to call the We-Tip hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.

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