A 22-year-old man has been indicted for hitting the same retail store at least once a month, stealing more than $7,000, authorities said.

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced the indictment of Christian Mayson Kaya who is alleged to have stolen the items between Feb. 19, 2023, and April 2024.

The suspect “stole items on 31 separate occasions from a store in West Phoenix,” according to a release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

Kaya would enter the store and use a backpack or handbasket to gather everything from clothing to luggage to hoverboards, authorities said, and he would then use the fire exits to leave the store.

Kaya “purposefully stole these items with the intent to resell them for a profit,” MCAO officials stated in the release.

According to Phoenix police, the amount stolen totaled more than $7,000. At the time of his arrest, Kaya had two active warrants for failing to appear for a sentencing on a child abuse case and a sentencing on a drug possession case, the MCAO release stated.

“Every instance of organized retail crime creates a ripple effect that trickles down to the wallets of everyday people,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said.

Kaya was indicted last week on 31 counts of organized retail theft.

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