Group steals $45K in candles, fragrances from Florida Bath & Body Works, police say

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — A trio of thieves targeted Bath & Body Works stores in the Tampa Bay area, stealing $45,000 worth of candles, air fresheners and body spray, investigators said.

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Clearwater police said Ciara Bryant, Clemetra Lamar and Krashanta Barnes stole $15,000 worth of products on multiple occasions from a location at Countryside Mall, WFLA reported.

Investigators said the group, who all live in St. Petersburg, also stole $30,000 of items from other locations in the Tampa Bay area.

Bryant, 35, Lamar, 25, and Barnes, 32, were arrested and charged with grand theft, police said.