RIO RANCHO — Three alleged Walmart thieves have been arrested in Rio Rancho.
Deshawn Jaynes, Marc Smith and Alexander Paredes were arrested Dec. 10 for organized retail crime after a spree of Walmart thefts across the country lead them to Rio Rancho, where they were caught.
“The investigators for Walmart stated the group was involved in 30 incidents from mid-November to mid-December where they attempted or completed thefts at Walmart locations in 11 States: New Mexico, Colorado, California, Iowa, West Virgina, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, and Nevada,” RRPD’s public information officer stated in a Dec. 17 email…