Theft ring busted with $500K worth of merchandise from Home Depot, Lowe’s
Home improvement store theft ring busted
The California Highway Patrol busted a theft ring that targeted home improvement stores like Home Depot, Lowe’s and Harbor Freight.
Officers found £500,000 worth of merchandise.
LOS ANGELES – Three people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a retail theft ring[1] that target major hardware stores like Home Depot, Lowe’s and Harbor Freight.
Jose Rivera, 54, Fernando Hernandez, 43, and Rogelio Ramirez Salgado, 45, were arrested recently the California Highway Patrol[2] announced, and face charges of organized retail theft, receiving stolen property and weapons charges.
After a months-long investigation, the CHP’s Retail Crime Taskforce recently served a search warrant at a local hardware and plumbing supply business in Los Angeles[3], and found half a million dollars worth of stolen merchandise including truck loads of water heaters and furnaces, extension ladders, plumbing fixtures and more.’
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In addition to the stolen merchandise, investigators found five guns and £30,000.
References
- ^ retail theft ring (foxla.com)
- ^ California Highway Patrol (foxla.com)
- ^ Los Angeles (foxla.com)
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