Irvine Police Seek Help Identifying Woman in Apartment Package Theft Case

Irvine police are seeking the public’s help identifying a woman suspected of stealing packages delivered to the Cartwright Apartment complex. Investigators shared a surveillance image through the department’s Felony Friday social media post and asked anyone who recognizes her to contact the detective handling the case.

Police described the woman as appearing to be in her 30s, with long, dark hair worn pulled back. In the released image, she was wearing a white jersey-style T-shirt with blue numerals reading “44” and light blue pants. The image appears to show her walking near parked vehicles in a parking structure or an apartment parking area.

Authorities have not released the number of packages allegedly taken or the value of their contents. Investigators also have not said whether more than one person’s deliveries were stolen. No arrest has been announced, and no charges have been filed in connection with the allegations.

The request for information comes amid continuing package theft investigations across Orange County. Such thefts, often called porch piracy, affect both individual homes and apartment communities as residents increasingly rely on online shopping and home delivery services. Complaints regularly rise during the holiday shopping season, when deliveries collect outside residences and throughout apartment properties.

Apartment complexes present particular opportunities for package thieves because deliveries may be grouped together in shared spaces. Packages left in mailrooms, hallways, common areas and outside individual doors can become targets. People entering these properties may pass through resident gates or blend in with delivery workers, then leave before residents discover that their purchases are missing.

Law enforcement agencies across the county have investigated incidents involving people following delivery vehicles, stealing recently dropped-off parcels and taking packages for resale through online marketplaces. Other cases have involved apartment mailrooms and repeat thefts in densely populated residential communities. Police have not disclosed whether any of those broader patterns apply to the Cartwright case.

Similar investigations have been reported in recent years in Irvine, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Huntington Beach, Orange, Tustin and Costa Mesa, among other Orange County communities. For the current investigation, detectives are asking for information that could help establish the identity of the woman shown in the surveillance footage.

Anyone who recognizes the woman or has information about the alleged theft can contact Detective Brian Frawley at 949-724-7441 or bfrawley@cityofirvine.org.