Boise police: Two Emmett women busted for stealing $1,700 worth of sunglasses, perfume, and sheets

9:20am on Feb 8, 2012; Modified: 9:37am on Feb 8, 2012

Jennifer R. Morgan

Renee D. Cable and Jennifer R. Morgan are being held in the Ada County Jail on felony burglary and grand theft charges after Boise Police say they were caught stealing high-end sunglasses from a store near the Boise Towne Square Mall Tuesday.

Store employees called police around 4 p.m. and said they watched the pair steal the sunglasses and leave the store without paying. When police arrived and confronted the 47-year-old Cable and 27-year-old Morgan in the parking lot, they found other items — including perfume and sheets — stolen from other stores in the mall area that day. The total value of the items stolen was about $1,700, according to reports.

Police officials said Wednesday morning they suspect the pair has been involved in similar burglaries at other Boise stores since December and say more charges could be filed. Police officials declined to say Wednesday which stores the pair is accused of stealing from.

Police charged Cable and Morgan with felony burglary because they say evidence shows the pair went in the stores Tuesday with the intent to steal, and grand theft because the value of the stolen goods is in excess of $1,000.

Cable and Morgan will make their initial court appearances Wednesday afternoon.

The crimes of grand theft and burglary are punishable by up to 14 and 10 years in prison.

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