Two people were arrested after Huntington Beach police said a local bike shop helped uncover an alleged fraud scheme involving the purchase of five e-bikes valued at more than $8,000.
According to police, the suspects placed a large order for five e-bikes from a local bike shop in Huntington Beach. Eyewitness News has learned the shop is Jax Bicycle Center. The size of the purchase prompted employees to take a closer look at the transaction before the order was picked up.
Police said employees conducted additional verification of the credit card used to make the purchase and determined it was fraudulent. The business then contacted law enforcement…