Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department say a two-location takedown in Norwalk and Los Angeles on January 20, 2025, cracked open what they describe as a fencing operation that bought and resold stolen retail goods. Investigators reported recovering about $200,000 in stolen merchandise, roughly $70,000 in cash, and nine firearms, and arresting one person on felony organized retail theft and weapons-related charges. They said the thefts touched nine separate retailers across the region.
What investigators say
In a post on X, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau’s Organized Retail Crimes Task Force executed the two-location operation and described the site as a “fence” for stolen…..