( KRON ) — Nine people were arrested during a mission to stop retail theft in San Jose on Thursday, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office’s Retail Theft Task Force made the arrests during a “blitz operation” at Target at 450 Capitol Ave. Deputies recovered roughly $1,400 in stolen items during the mission, including clothes, computer ink cartridges, food and household goods.
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“Nine suspects went from aisles to arrests after being caught red-handed stealing,” SCCSO said.
One of the suspects arrested Thursday had two prior theft convictions and three warrants for their arrest, SCCSO said. Another suspect had four warrants and multiple credit cards, which deputies suspect are stolen…