Law enforcement agencies in California have arrested dozens of individuals with suspected ties to organized crime in Romania for their involvement in a card skimming operation that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the state's public assistance programs. In a related crackdown on crime affecting businesses, a member of a robbery crew targeting 7-Elevens in the Los Angeles area was implicated in the looting of a Compton bakery. In a separate incident, officials have dismantled a Romanian crime ring that stole benefits from low-income Californians to purchase baby formula, which was then traded with cartels in Mexico. In Oakland, small business owners are facing the added insult of being invoiced by the city after being burglarized, with Snail Bar experiencing its third break-in. Meanwhile, in Bellflower, a small business was the victim of a brazen theft where suspects used a government car to ram into the store and steal merchandise.
Owners of a small business in Bellflower are outraged after surveillance video captured more than a dozen suspects ramming a government car into their store and stealing merchandise. Watch: https://t.co/qTuiX4zbZJ https://t.co/XygEmM5ak0
This is EXACTLY what #Oakland needs. A DA willing to prosecute & address the impact on crime for small businesses being decimated in #Oakland #recallPrice #recallShengThao https://t.co/pIjJPHZUsM
BREAKING: City of Oakland now invoicing small business owners after being burglarized. Snail Bar Owner Andreas: “this is the definition of being kicked while you’re down.” This is the third time Snail Bar has been broken into. Oakland Council President Nikki Bas, after you… https://t.co/ZjCsVzVY2P
Officials busted a Romanian crime ring accused of stealing benefits from low-income Californians before buying baby formula and bringing it to Mexico to trade with cartels. https://t.co/RM2s1SSPi0
Prosecutors have charged a man with burglarizing a Loop steakhouse twice in two months. CPD recently warned about a break-in crew that targeted the business three times since November. https://t.co/ey4DyM3ldz
A member of a robbery crew that has been targeting 7-Elevens across the Los Angeles area was also among the dozens of people who ransacked a Compton bakery earlier this month, the Sheriff's Department says. https://t.co/HnbjG8xvyR https://t.co/vuRFs6EZWQ
Dozens of people with suspected ties to organized crime in Romania were arrested for a card skimming operation that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from California's public assistance programs. https://t.co/65YaaQkBqB https://t.co/Hlco1Ab7vP