Prescott Valley police arrest 3 in retail thefts

(From left: Kelsey Prevatt, Alexandria English and Cody Wilkins)

Police in Prescott Valley say three people are in custody in connection with thefts from retail stores.

They say the police department received calls last Thursday of several people stealing merchandise from a store at a Prescott mall and a sporting goods store in Prescott Valley.

Officers stopped the suspects' vehicle and reported finding heroin as well as new, tagged merchandise from four different stores.

Police say 24-year-old Kelsey Lynn Prevatt is jailed on suspicion of organized retail theft and two drug charges.

They say 22-year-old Alexandria Marie English and 28-year-old Cody James Wilkins also are accused of organized retail theft.

English also is facing charges of escape, refusal to provide her real name to law enforcement and possession or use of drug paraphernalia.