A significant crackdown on retail theft in California has led to multiple arrests and the recovery of millions of dollars in stolen merchandise. The California Highway Patrol's Organized Retail Crime Task Force has been particularly active, arresting 474 individuals and seizing over $4 million in stolen goods this year from 185 investigations. In a related effort, a group of women were apprehended for operating a multi-state retail theft ring, stealing over $400,000 worth of high-end merchandise. Additionally, in Santa Clara County, authorities dismantled another organized theft ring, resulting in 13 arrests and the recovery of $150,000 in stolen items. At San Jose's Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall, 2 adults and 1 teenager were arrested after stealing over $12,000 in merchandise.
Thirteen people have been arrested and about $150,000 in stolen items were recovered as authorities in the South Bay busted a suspected retail theft ring, deputies said Thursday. https://t.co/hAdUbW4XgT
Authorities in the South Bay busted an organized retail theft ring earlier this month, arresting 13 suspects and recovering $150,000 worth of stolen merchandise. https://t.co/oDPm3CD7Bw
Santa Clara County: Sheriff says organized retail theft ring stole $150,000 worth of merchandise https://t.co/kUnOZR8Ze3
2 adults and 1 teenager were arrested for stealing over $12K in merchandise from a San Jose mall: https://t.co/mriJxZTfKd
Three people were arrested after multiple thefts at San Jose's Westfield Valley Fair shopping mall Monday and found with thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise, police said. https://t.co/9G3KvGXwwq
Nearly 500 people have been arrested and more than $4 million in stolen goods have been seized so far this year as part of an ongoing crackdown on retail theft, the California Highway Patrol announced. https://t.co/wAgFjjLp41
474 people have been arrested and 160,041 stolen items recovered from 185 investigations by the CHP’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force since January, according to Gov. Newsom. https://t.co/dxMpJCr5gy
These Women Were Gang Gang- A group of women, some of them related, were busted in a multi-state retail theft ring. They stole over $400,000 of high-end merchandise. https://t.co/gDz5PwOD7x