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Los Angeles Detectives Recover More Than $4 Million in Stolen Retail Merchandise

In two separate busts, law enforcement recovered items intended to be sold at outlets such as Nordstrom, Macy’s, Target, and others.
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Los Angeles Detectives Recover More Than $4 Million in Stolen Retail Merchandise
Los Angeles Sheriffs Department (LASD) deputies conduct police work in Lancaster, Calif., on July 10, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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Detectives in Los Angeles seized more than $4 million in stolen merchandise and large amounts of cash in a bust linked to organized retail theft, officials announced on Thursday. Nine suspects were arrested.

The Los Angeles Sheriff Department’s Major Crimes Bureau’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force served search warrants at nine locations, including three retail stores accused of reselling the stolen merchandise.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.