(KRON) -- Four juveniles were arrested after merchandise was stolen from Sunvalley Shopping Center in Concord, the Concord Police Department (CPD) announced Tuesday in a social media post. Officers received a report regarding four individuals running for the mall's exit with unpaid merchandise.

The suspects separated and tried to escape in different directions but were detained a short time later, according to police. The total value of the stolen merchandise was approximately $3,400. The recovered items include nearly two dozen fragrance bottles (pictured below).

"Detectives are investigating whether these individuals are connected to other recent high-value thefts from the same store over the past two weeks," Concord police wrote.

Although CPD did not explicitly state that the theft h

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