jaime florez and thomas are accused in over 70 heists in the city of san jose alone over the past six months. detectives found over $75,000 worth of merchandise from target nike, rei and 's sporting goods . thieves walked into the store, grabbed expensive merchandise and took off into a waiting vehicle. >> they go in and they already know what merchandise they are going to grab. it is not like some random person going into a store and deciding they're going to leave without paying. >> florez was arrested immediately following a grand theft at westgate mall in december and they got a warrant for the other a week ago. he was already in jail for an unrelated incident. >>> former police chief leronne armstrong has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city and the mayor. he claims he was fired because he broke out against the federal monitor overseeing before he was fired a year ago. the mayor says that armstrong mishandled internal misconduct investigations. the mayor has not responded to the suit. the city attorney's office says it has not been served the complaint yet. >>> p

jaime florez and another man are accused of committing 70 such crimes and making off with thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise. police say the thefts totaled more than $75,000 and took place at several businesses, including the west gate mall. flores was arrested last month. the other man was taken into custody at the end of last month. >>> the trial of the mother accused of hosting alcohol-fueled parties for her underage son and his friends is being delayed. nbc bay area's bob redell joins us live from outside the hall of justice in san jose where i understand he just attended a hearing for shannon o'connor. this could be pushed back now, bob, for several months. >> reporter: correct. good morning. shannon o'connor asked a judge to be referred to the public defender's office for a new attorney. now, connor, who's been in jail for over two years now, appeared this morning at department 39 at the san jose hall of justice behind me. you can see her seated with her private attorney, brian madden. madden informed the judge this morning that his client can no longer pay her attorney's