The suspects were charged with stealing items from major retail stores throughout California. Officers recovered approximately $62,000 in cash and $135,000 of stolen merchandise.
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The arrests come following a three-month investigation by the California Highway Patrol into an organization known as the South American Theft Group. CHP officials say the group targeted well-known retailers throughout California since March of 2021. Officials say the stolen merchandise came from major retailers, including Macy’s, Columbia Sportswear, Abercrombie & Fitch, J.C. Penney, and Lululemon. Governor Gavin Newsom has pledged to boost law enforcement efforts to stop retail theft.
During a search and arrest operation in Los Angeles on March 21, officers arrested five of the targeted suspects and recovered approximately $62,000 in cash and $135,000 of stolen merchandise. Another suspect from the operation was charged on Tuesday but remains at large. Three other suspects were charged in a separate complaint filed Tuesday for allegedly possessing over $17,000 in stolen merchandise,Luis Salcedo, 44, and Kevin Ramirez-Banol, 28, both of Los Angeles, and Christian Perez, 22, and Juan Samiento, 21, both of Hawthorne, were arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property.
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