Theft at Sunglass Hut on State Street

By Geo Duarte

Theft in plain daylight at Eyeglass Store on State Street.

Friday afternoon on the 800 block of State Street a male and a female Left the store with merchandise totaling more than $2500 without paying.  They ran South towards the beach, and got away from authorities.

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  1. NO excuse for stealing sunglasses! That business owner is trying to pay his rent and support his family.
    Want someone to come into your home and steal things??
    Sunglasses that are not designer are a lot less pricey and available everywhere. These thiefs want to look rich. P
    Probably to show off on their social media. Pathetic.

  2. Interesting factoid that contradicts a lot of the common responses from some about CA theft laws. In CA, it is a felony if the value is over $950. In Texas, however, to be a felony, the value of theft has to be over $2,500. Seems opposite of what everyone says about CA being soft on theft. While in CA, the over $950 is a “wobbler,” meaning it can be prosecuted as either a misdemeanor or felony, in TX, it isn’t a felony until it’s over $2500. Interesting.
    https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/how-much-theft-is-a-felony/
    See TX Penal Code 31.03(e) – https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.31.htm

    • You left out “during the nighttime.” Also, you forgot the requirement that they be justified under Pedal Code 9.41, which is applicable to your own personal property and real property, not really retail theft. Also, you forgot the 9.42 requirement that “the land or property cannot be protected or recovered by any other means;” – again, not really a retail theft situation.

    • “not really a retail theft situation” is that your professional legal opinion? In all the law classes I have taken I don’t recall “not really” ever being used. Carrying on this similar comparison you brought up (that isn’t whataboutism because its (D)ifferent) did you hear about all the Walmarts, CVS’s, Wallgreen’s and Whole Foods that are closing in Texas due to the rampant shoplifting and crime? Neither did I.

  3. that business owner is a retail chain, not independently owned. and for $75 a pair for cheap, no brand name glasses, i’m not too surprised someone stole from the store.
    alot of these retail outlets that are major brand name stores are outlet stores and chains. stealing is stealing and is a crime, but when you’re triple charging for a pair of gas station sunglasses, expect this to happen. Yeah they have some very high end brands in there too. Theft is a crime, but so is over charging/gouging people on prices.

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