A large organized retail theft ring targeting T.J. Maxx stores in the Bay Area and other California locations was broken up, with multiple arrests in San Jose and the recovery of more than $380,000 in stolen merchandise, authorities said Tuesday.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that its retail theft task force arrested eight people on August 12 after serving warrants at four homes and a storage unit with the help of the District Attorney’s Office, Gilroy Police Department, and Mountain View Police Department. Several other suspects are still being sought.
The probe began in May after T.J. Maxx investigators alerted the Sheriff’s Office that an organized crew was targeting multiple store locations across the Bay Area, sometimes committing thefts several times a day, the office said. It’s believed the stolen merchandise was being resold at flea markets in San Jose…