An organized retail theft ring responsible for over $10 million in stolen merchandise from Southern California Home Depot stores has been busted in what the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department is calling the largest retail theft case uncovered in the store’s history.
“The crew wasn’t just grabbing random items,” Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said. “They were highly organized and targeting Home Depot and focusing on expensive electrical components like breakers, dimmers, switches and outlets.”
In all, 14 people have been arrested, and so far, nine have been charged by the Ventura County District Attorney’s office. Investigators have seized an estimated $3.7 million in Home Depot property…