Overview

• Deputies caught Wei Guo (64), Jian Huang (62) and Ling Li (52) in the act of harvesting cherries at a farm near Waterloo and Fairchild roads.
• Authorities estimate the group stole over $2,000 in cherries and inflicted roughly $2,000 in crop damage, totaling about $4,000 in losses.
• All three suspects were booked on charges of vandalism, grand theft and conspiracy to commit a crime and are each held on $150,000 bail.
• Investigators seized thousands of dollars in cash, ledgers and the suspects’ vehicle while uncovering links to similar thefts across several counties.
• Sheriff’s officials say the evidence points to stolen fruit being sold at stands statewide and the probe into the broader operation remains active.