‘Steal to order’: Court records reveal how a southwest Houston retail theft ring operated

New court records reveal how an organized retail theft ring operated in southwest Houston, costing grocery and retail stores tens of thousands of dollars.

So far, two people have been arrested and charged, with a third suspect still wanted.

According to investigators with the Department of Public Safety, the alleged ringleader is Maria del Carmen Gomez Lopez, a 50-year-old Honduran national who is now being held at the Harris County Jail on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainer…

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