Eight folks have been arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft after authorities found a number of million {dollars}’ value of stolen medicines, cosmetics and different merchandise at a number of Los Angeles places, L.A. County sheriff’s officers introduced this week.
The retail items had been stolen by crews of organized shoplifters at shops in California, Arizona and Nevada, in response to detectives. The stolen objects had been then taken to varied places in L.A. County the place they had been bought to varied “fence” operations, officers mentioned.
Authorities investigating retail theft seek advice from individuals who purchase stolen items after which resell them for a revenue as “fences.”
The sheriff’s division mentioned they’d additionally recovered a stolen firearm and a big sum of money, in response to a information launch issued Friday.
Thousands and thousands of {dollars}’ value of merchandise was stolen by a bunch of thieves from a number of shops in Arizona, Nevada and California, authorities mentioned. The stolen objects had been then transported to places all through Los Angeles County the place they had been bought off to varied “fence” operations.
(Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division)
The suspects, who weren’t named, are being held on $60,000 bail every.
Early Thursday morning, sheriff‘s detectives carried out raids at a dozen places in Los Angeles County regarded as concerned within the crime ring, in response to KCAL CBS.
At a small South L.A. market, they discovered containers of stolen Motrin, Theraflu and different items stacked flooring to ceiling, the report mentioned. Retailer tags had been nonetheless affixed to a lot of the merchandise. The situation gave the impression to be the place the products had been relabeled on the market, officers mentioned.
Detectives mentioned they labored with the assistance of shops, together with CVS and Walmart, to trace the unlawful operation.
The stolen merchandise is commonly bought on-line, officers mentioned, together with on Amazon.
The investigation is ongoing. Anybody with info ought to contact the Organized Retail Crimes Job Drive at (562) 946-7270.
