Overview

• Authorities arrested four suspects during coordinated raids in Richmond, San Leandro, and South San Francisco on Tuesday.
• The suspects targeted nearly 200 Home Depot stores from Sacramento to Santa Cruz, stealing power tools and other items.
• Stolen merchandise, valued at over $92,000, was resold at flea markets in Oakland and San Jose.
• Investigators recovered nearly 1,000 stolen items and narcotics from a South San Francisco storage unit.
• The operation was a collaboration between Home Depot’s crime investigators, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, and other law enforcement agencies.