Serial California Shoplifter to Stand Trial After 90 Arrests

Published on December 27, 2023

A serial shoplifter from the Bay Area who has been arrested 90 times will be put to trial this week after the Contra Costa District Attorney’s office filed a complaint against him—consolidating 31 misdemeanors from the past year. Jesse Leonardo Otero, 44, is well-known by Bay Area businesses and law enforcement for his frequent shoplifting and arrests, local news outlet KRON reported. Mr. Otero was released Dec. 8 from the Martinez Detention Facility on misdemeanor charges, according to KRON. But just a few hours later, he was arrested outside a Pleasant Hill shopping center near San Francisco’s Tenderloin District. He is homeless and sustains a drug addiction through shoplifting and selling stolen goods, according to media reports....

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