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ATTORNEY GENERAL BONTA ANNOUNCES ARRESTS, FELONY CHARGES IN ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME RING THAT TARGETED JEWELRY STORES

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June 2, 2024 (San Diego) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced arrests and charges against four people allegedly involved in organized retail theft, robbery, burglary, and grand theft carried out at high-end jewelry stores throughout California. Those thefts included jewelry stores in the San Diego region, including El Cajon in East County.

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ARRESTS LINKED TO ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFTS AND DRUG SALES OPERATION TARGETING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS

Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Ammo, and Stolen Merchandise Confiscated
 
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May 17, 2024 (El Cajon) -- A two-month-long investigation by the El Cajon Police Department Special Investigations Unit uncovered an operation that involved selling fentanyl to homeless residents in exchange for stolen merchandise. The investigation ended in two arrests, says Lieutenant Will Guerin, including 44-year-old Jeremy Ketchum of Santee.

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TWIN BROTHERS ARRESTED FOR SERIES OF RETAIL THEFTS IN EL CAJON

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March 13, 2024 (El Cajon) – El  Cajon Police have arrested twin brothers for a series of retail thefts between January 23 and February 24. Ali and Shuaib Ahmed, 28, are accused of orchestrating five retail thefts at the Ultra Beauty Store in El Cajon, allegedly stealing over $3,000 in merchandise, as well as a Feb. 24 theft at JC Penney in El Cajon, where goods valued at $700 were stolen.


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SUSPECTS ARRESTED FOR SERIES OF RETAIL THEFTS COUNTYWIDE

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September 8, 2023 (San Diego) -- A man and a woman are in custody on suspicion of being involved in numerous organized retail thefts. Kyle Dillon Grant and Tabetha Lynn Rhodes, each 33 years old, were arrested by the San Diego Sheriff’s department this morning.


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