Four men have been arrested and charged with organized retail crimes in Northern California, resulting in the theft of over $92,000 in merchandise from Home Depot. The thefts occurred over four months across 11 counties, involving nearly 200 heists. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office led the investigation after Home Depot reported the crimes. The organized theft ring relied on a straightforward strategy of stealing tools and merchandise from stores. The suspects are facing serious felony charges as law enforcement vows to pursue them regardless of their location.
We will find you. And even if you don't live in Santa Clara County, it's only a matter of time. We will come there and get you.
They would hit these stores, sometimes daily, stealing high-powered tools, pliers, blades, saws, anything you could possibly imagine.
After we identified these locations, we had a multi-agency bust where we were in San Mateo County, we were in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, all at the same time.
The retail theft ring bust comes after months of investigating by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Retail Theft Task Force and other agencies.
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