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Marana police arrest felony shoplifter after receiving citizen tip

Posted at 4:32 PM, Aug 31, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-31 20:26:06-04

The Marana Police Department arrested 30-year-old Anthony Allan Parra Jr. yesterday.

According to MPD officials, police were able to identify the suspect after receiving a citizen tip via 88-CRIME.

Parra Jr. was found detained by another local law enforcement agency at the Pima County Adult Detention Center after an unrelated incident and added a class four felony charge of organized retail theft.

The suspect was initially being investigated for the theft of multiple watches taken from a Walmart near the I-10 and N. Cortaro Rd.

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