The California Highway Patrol – Central Division announced Thursday, its Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF) Investigators arrested four juveniles suspected of being responsible for shoplifting over $250,000 worth of alcohol from several Rite Aid locations throughout California,
The Rite Aid locations ranged from Southern California through Tulare County
CHP Investigators recovered an estimated $7,000 worth of stolen alcohol during the traffic stop South H Street and SR-223 in Bakersfield, CA. The stolen products were from Rite Aid locations in Shafter and Delano, CA.
All products were returned to Rite Aid.
The juveniles arrested were from Riverside, CA, and Hemet, CA with ages ranging from 16-17 years old. No other information was provided on the thefts.
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Organized Retail Theft Suspects Targeting Apple Stores Arrested
SAN FRANCISCO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with the California Highway Patrol and other partnering agencies, announced arrests and charges against eight individuals involved in a statewide organized retail theft operation targeting primarily Apple Store locations and resulting in a total loss of approximately $1 million to date.
The investigation began in September 2022, when the CHP Organized Retail Crime Task Force (ORCTF) in the Bay Area learned of a group committing thefts from Apple retail stores throughout the country, including in California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Georgia, and Alabama. Due to the thefts, Apple’s overall loss is estimated to exceed one million dollars
On January 27, 2023, the ORCTF executed multiple search warrants in Sacramento, CA., that resulted in the seizure of hundreds of Apple iPhones, iPads, laptops, and other stolen electronics, as well as approximately $150,000 in cash. All suspects will be charged by the Office of the Attorney General for Organized Retail Crime, Grand Theft, Possession of Stolen Property, and Conspiracy to Commit a Crime. — Full Story
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