A 30-year-old San Jose man is sitting in the San Mateo County Jail after Colma police say they caught up with an alleged Home Depot theft-and-return scheme that had been simmering for weeks on Colma Boulevard.
He was arrested last Thursday in Colma after investigators linked him to a series of alleged thefts and fraudulent returns at the big-box retailer. Police say the pattern stretches back to late February and includes an alleged water heater theft on March 11. He was booked on felony charges that include burglary and grand theft.
According to a Town of Colma Police post, the break in the case came at about 9:17 AM, when license-plate cameras flagged a white Ram pickup rolling into town. Investigators matched the truck’s plate, had the vehicle towed, and then found the suspect in the Home Depot parking lot. Store loss-prevention staff positively identified him, and officers detained him on the spot…