CHESAPEAKE, Va. – A shoplifting call at a Chesapeake business turned into a broader organized retail theft investigation after officers detained five people and linked the group to another theft from the previous day, according to the Chesapeake Police Department.
Officers responded Aug. 27 to a retail business in the 4200 block of Portsmouth Boulevard after loss prevention employees reported a group filling shopping carts with LEGO merchandise. Police said officers detained five suspects and recovered approximately $3,600 worth of merchandise.
- Police initially recovered approximately $3,600 in merchandise after responding to the shoplifting call.
- Investigators linked the group to a separate $3,400 grand larceny in Chesapeake’s Greenbrier area, police said.
- A later search of a rental property recovered another $3,200 in LEGO merchandise, along with a vehicle and multiple cellphones.
Shoplifting Call Leads Police to Earlier Theft
Working with store loss prevention personnel, investigators determined the group was allegedly connected to a separate theft that occurred one day earlier in the Greenbrier area.
Police described that Aug. 26 incident as a $3,400 grand larceny…