SANTA ANA, Calif.—A convicted burglar and robber was charged Tuesday with a string of robberies and thefts from Target and Nordstrom stores in Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Tustin, La Habra, Santa Ana, Anaheim, Irvine, and Aliso Viejo.
George Carter, 41, was charged with three counts of robbery, one count of assault with a deadly weapon, a dozen counts of grand theft, all felonies, as well as two misdemeanor counts of petty theft and resisting arrest.