On February 21 at approximately 2:45 p.m.
Officers responded to the REI Store, 402 Santa Monica Boulevard regarding a theft investigation. Officers learned that a subject entered the store, removed items and left without paying. Loss prevention security followed the suspect until police arrived. Police officers detained the suspect without incident and accepted a private person’s arrest for shoplifting. Deon Lamar Grant, 26, from Los Angeles was booked for petty theft / Shoplifting and held on $500 bail.