Thirteen people were arrested, and more than $800,000 in stolen merchandise was recovered following a multi-agency operation targeting an organized retail theft network operating across Northern California.
On Dec. 11, a coordinated enforcement effort dubbed Operation Silent Night was conducted in Oakland, Richmond, San Leandro and Galt.
Those arrested were:
- Isaid Garcia Chapas, 41, Oakland
- Irene Cruz Barragan, 35, Oakland
- Daniela Cruz Barragan, 33, Oakland
- Robert Lorenzo Luna-Varela, 34, Oakland
- Jefferson Isaed Garcia-Rivera, 22, Oakland
- Jennifer Garcia Cruz, 19, Oakland
- Elan Rosales Montes, 35, Oakland
- Claudia Ivet Cruz Barragan, 42, Oakland
- Yolanda Carrillo Martinez, 45, Oakland
- Ivan Miranda Espinoza, 33, Oakland
- Bach Ngoc Thi Bui, 53, El Sobrante
- Yuridia Sandoval Ramirez, 35, Oakland
- Eryn Wilfred Corea Guevara, 29, Oakland
In addition to the arrest of 13 individuals, investigators seized two firearms, more than $10,000 in cash, five vans, two passenger vehicles and two trailers…