(FOX40.COM) — Two people were arrested after nearly half a million dollars worth of stolen Amazon merchandise was recovered by deputies in Northern California. • Video Above: Most commonly reported crimes in the U.S.
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating the theft of about $500,000 in merchandise, which was stolen while being shipped from the East Coast to an Amazon facility in California.
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On Tuesday, detectives served three search warrants, one at a residence in Turlock and the other two at commercial properties in Modesto. According to SCSO, it recovered 25 pallets of stolen merchandise worth about $400,000. Detectives arrested Ravinder Singh, 58, of Turlock, and Nepal Singh, 36, of Modesto, for alleged possession of stolen property.
Both men were booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center…