A serial shoplifter who allegedly stole more than $30,000 worth of merchandise from Lululemon and Victoria’s Secret has been sentenced to two years in the House of Correction.

Essie Billingslea, 34, who has been convicted of 20 larceny related offenses since 2021, was recently charged with three counts of larceny over $1,200 for the incidents at Boston retail stores.

A judge ordered Billingslea held on $5,000 bail on the new charges. Then in a follow-up probation violation hearing last week, a judge ruled that Billingslea violated probation conditions when he pleaded to a retail larceny charge and received a two-year suspended sentence.

The first incident was on Aug. 27 when Boston Police responded to the Victoria’s Secret store located at 100 Huntington Ave. Store employees reported that a man with a reusable T.J. Maxx bag walked in and grabbed $1,558.50 worth of merchandise.

Two days later, police responded to Lululemon located at 208 Newbury St., for a larceny in progress. The manager reported seeing a man wearing a yellow shirt and black pants conceal multiple boxes containing 145 pairs of leggings, with a value of $29,120, into T.J. Maxx shopping bags.

Then on Sept. 4, police responded to Lululemon located at 776 Boylston St. A store employee reported that a man entered the store and placed about 31 pairs of leggings into a T.J. Maxx bag. The stolen merchandise had a value of about $3,200.

Investigators were able to identify the male as Billingslea from previous incidents and similar crimes.

The Suffolk DA’s Office has been working with regional retailer groups, small business owners and police to discuss safety concerns, and to help store managers strategize responses to shoplifting and retail larcenies.

“We know that a small percentage of violators are responsible for a large percentage of crimes, and that basic truth holds true in retail larceny offenses,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said in a statement. “Awareness of repeat offenders is a primary component of our strategy for increasing store-based safety for shoppers and employees.”