Authorities arrested 14 suspects they say stole $10 million in electrical equipment over several years in near-daily trips to Home Depot locations throughout Southern California, Ventura County officials announced on Aug. 26.
The theft ring is the largest organized retail theft case in Home Depot history, Sheriff Jim Fryhoff told reporters.
“The crew wasn’t just grabbing random items,” Fryhoff said.
The alleged thieves were highly organized and targeted Home Depot centers in Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties.
In all, 71 Home Depot stores were hit an estimated 600 times by the organized crime crew during their multi-year operation, according to authorities….