{"id":2018580,"date":"2023-08-31T19:30:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T23:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-14000-stolen-items-recovered-2-arrested-in-retail-theft-ring-crackdown\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T19:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T23:32:52","slug":"nearly-14000-stolen-items-recovered-2-arrested-in-retail-theft-ring-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-14000-stolen-items-recovered-2-arrested-in-retail-theft-ring-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"14,000 stolen items found, 2 arrests made in retail theft crackdown."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnearly-14000-stolen-items-recovered-2-arrested-in-retail-theft-ring-crackdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2018580&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Arrests Made in $200,000 Organized Retail Theft Ring<\/h2>\n<p>GLENDALE, Calif.\u2014Exciting news! A man and a woman have been apprehended in connection with\u2063 an investigation into\u200c an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-14000-stolen-items-recovered-2-arrested-in-retail-theft-ring-crackdown\/\" title=\"14,000 stolen items found, 2 arrests made in retail theft crackdown.\">organized\u2064 retail theft \u2063ring involving<\/a> nearly $200,000 worth of \u200dstolen products, as \u200bannounced \u2062by the\u2062 California Highway\u200d Patrol on\u200c Aug.\u2064 31.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests were made by members of the agency&#8217;s Southern Division Organized Retail\u200c Crime Task Force, working in collaboration with the Los Angeles\u200c Police Department and its newly created Los Angeles Organized Retail Crime Task Force.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 29, investigators targeted\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cynthia-nixon-denounces-anti-shoplifting-laws-stealing-basic-necessities\/\" title=\"Cynthia Nixon Denounces Anti-Shoplifting Laws: \u2018Stealing Basic Necessities\u2019\">retail crime<\/a> \u2063&#8221;fence&#8221; location that was selling stolen retail merchandise in the downtown Los\u2063 Angeles area, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manhunt-underway-for-gunman-who-tried-to-break-into-fbi-bureau-building\/\" title=\"Manhunt Underway for Gunman Who Tried to Break Into FBI Bureau Building\">highway patrol officers reported<\/a>. The location was not \u2063revealed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/5-la-residents-charged-in-nearly-200-thefts-of-apple-electronics-5483813\">5 LA Residents Charged in Nearly \u200d200 Thefts of Apple \u200dElectronics<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/30\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/5-la-residents-charged-in-nearly-200-thefts-of-apple-electronics-5483813\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/suspect-charged-with-manslaughter-counts-for-crash-that-killed-3-uber-riders-5483707\">LA Suspect Charged with Manslaughter Counts for Crash That Killed\u200d 3 Uber \u200dRiders<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/30\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/suspect-charged-with-manslaughter-counts-for-crash-that-killed-3-uber-riders-5483707\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;A &#8216;fence&#8217; is an individual or group \u2062of individuals who purchase stolen retail merchandise from those \u200cwho commit smash-and-grab robberies and \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-nordstrom-stores-hit-in-last-minute-smash-and-grab-robbery-in-california\/\" title=\"Apple, Nordstrom Stores Hit in Last Minute Smash-and-Grab Robbery in California\">organized retail thefts<\/a> and then\u2062 sells the\u200d stolen merchandise at seemingly legitimate businesses, swap\u2062 meets, or online,&#8221; the highway patrol agency said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u2062 buyers of\u200b the stolen merchandise may\u2062 or may not be aware that \u200cthe\u2062 products they\u200b are purchasing were stolen\u2063 as part of an organized \u2063retail crime operation,&#8221; the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fence location [targeted on Tuesday] was using a makeshift storefront style display to \u2063sell the stolen retail merchandise,&#8221; patrol officers said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through the investigation, investigators were able\u2062 to determine the merchandise \u2062was stolen with \u200dthe assistance of retail loss prevention personnel,&#8221; the highway patrol agency said. &#8220;It was determined \u2064the recovered merchandise had been \u2062stolen from\u200b Victoria Secret and CVS retailers in the greater\u2062 Los Angeles region. A total of 13,906 stolen items \u200dwere recovered with an\u200c approximate \u200bretail loss of $198,000 to \u2063the victims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities arrested a 47-year-old\u2064 Los Angeles man and a 43-year-old Panorama City woman,\u200b the highway patrol \u200breported. Their names were not \u2062immediately released.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information on\u2062 stolen\u2062 property crimes was urged to call task force investigators \u200bat 323-644-9550.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GLENDALE, Calif.\u2014Two arrested for organized retail theft ring, stealing $200,000 worth of products. California Highway Patrol, with the help of LAPD, apprehended the man and woman involved. 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