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Over $1.5 million in goods and a semi-truck and trailer recovered in Riverside County bust of a massive retail theft ring.
Missing your 55" Samsung Smart TV? It may have been part of the over $1.5 million worth of stolen goods uncovered in a Riverside County, CA, raid. Over 200 pallets of high-end electronics, baby essentials, and more were found in the warehouse area of a retail store earlier this month.
Also recovered was a stolen semi-truck and trailer, showing just how big this cargo and retail theft operation was aiming.
The investigation, spanning several states, is still ongoing.
Source: Yahoo News
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