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Four Arrested in Organized Retail Theft Ring stealing from Home Depot and Lowes in Sarasota, FL The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested four men in connection with an organized retail theft ring that stole thousands of dollars' worth of lawn equipment that they sold to buy drugs. Deputies observed them at multiple Lowe's and Home Depot stores. The men pawned the stolen equipment or sold it to private individuals, claiming they bought the items with gift cards and wanted cash. (Source sarasotasheriff.org)

Burglars steal $25,000 worth of laptops from Mac Store in Redmond, WA
Four Burglars made off with approximately $25,000 worth of laptops from a local Mac Store Sunday morning, according to the Redmond Police Department. According to police, the men broke into the backroom of the store in the Redmond Town Center around 7 a.m. and took 16 MacBook Pro laptops in a heist that lasted all of 30 seconds. Officers arrived to find the Mac Store locked up and the suspects gone. A similar burglar of $23,000 worth of computers from the Mac Store's backroom was reported almost exactly two months earlier. (Source komonews.com)

4 men accused of counterfeit fraud in Oro Valley: focused on Target Oro Valley police said three men used counterfeit $20 bills to purchase nearly $600 worth of merchandise from the store in the 10000 block of North Oracle last Friday. Police said the men then went to a Target in Marana and tried to exchange the purchased items for cash. Officers stopped the three men as they left the Marana Target. The suspects told police they were traveling through town and were staying at a local hotel. Officers obtained a search warrant and found items used to make counterfeit money in the hotel room. (Source azfamily.com)

Father, two sons arrested in Sarasota theft spree

Four Arrested In Connection With Robbery At Waco H-E-B Store