Task force uncovers a large cache of stolen retail goods

CUPERTINO At least worth of stolen merchandise has been recovered so far through a joint effort by the California Highway Patrol the Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office and the county District Attorney s Office agents broadcasted Saturday While the analysis began after a shared theft at a beauty store Sheriff s officers explained the development soon grew into a bigger probe Related Articles Five arrested after hundreds of teens swarm Brentwood mall Stockton police nab suspected duo in robbery of children after school event FBI director Dan Bongino reportedly eyeing resignation Prolific Bay Area lawyer-turned-kidnapper gets more prison time Son of El Chapo pleads guilty in US drug trafficking circumstance What started as a Ulta Beauty heist in the City of Cupertino turned into a full-blown organized retail crime inquiry led by our retail theft task force the Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office announced in a announcement posted on social media Personnel arrested two individuals a -year-old man and a -year-old woman both from Oakland in connection with the thefts They were booked on felony charges of organized retail theft receiving stolen property and conspiracy Investigators revealed the defendants were connected to thefts from Ulta Target CVS Walgreens TJ Maxx and Sally Beauty A search of a storage unit on San Leandro Street turned up a large haul of stolen merchandise worth nearly and counting officers explained Three additional subjects remain unidentified but are maintained to be advancing boosters engaging in retail thefts across the Bay Area the sheriff s office disclosed The assessment is ongoing