A pair of suspects have been arrested in connection with a crime spree lasting for months and affecting local sporting goods stores, leaving them with tens of thousands of dollars in losses.
The Chino Police Department stated Monday that the department’s Retail Theft Team had been investigating a theft spree from a sporting goods chain “spanning Southern California.”
The exact name of the chain and locations of the stores that were hit weren’t disclosed. It was also unclear just how many stores were affected.
According to CPD, the thefts had been occurring across SoCal “throughout the past year” and resulted in $22,000 in losses. Of that figure, the Chino store lost $7,500.
As the investigation unfolded, officials were able to track the two suspects down to a motel in Sylmar and arrested them last week, police said. Bodycam footage released by the department, which also includes surveillance footage of the alleged thefts, indicates the arrests were made last Wednesday.
“Detectives recovered numerous stolen items tied to the thefts,” the Chino Police Department said on Facebook. “Both suspects, from El Segundo, were booked on burglary charges.”
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