Event Brief
Target thief gets 3 years
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 01, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Summary: A Santa Clarita Valley woman accused of serial theft pleaded no contest and received a three-year state prison sentence for a robbery charge. Deputies arrested Maria Elizabeth De La Torre after a strong-arm robbery at the Golden Valley Target in January 2025, and detectives tied her vehicle and evidence from a search warrant at a Canyon Country home shared with co-defendant Nathaniel Rivas Jr.
WHO: Maria Elizabeth De La Torre, 32, of Santa Clarita; co-defendant Nathaniel Rivas Jr.
WHAT: De La Torre pleaded no contest to a robbery charge and was sentenced to three years in state prison in connection with a strong-arm robbery at a Target store.
WHEN: Sep 02, 2026
WHERE: Santa Clarita
WHY: The sentence followed a robbery charge tied to a strong-arm theft at the Golden Valley Target, which officials said involved force or fear and reflected a suspected serial pattern of crimes.
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