SAN JOSE – A man in his 40s was arrested last week on suspicion of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods from businesses in San Jose over the past eight months, according to authorities.
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Since March, the San Jose Police Department’s Organized Retail Theft Detail has investigated 113 retail theft incidents, police spokesperson Stacie Shih said in a news release.
The same suspect stole merchandise from businesses including Home Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Target, Shih said.
On Oct. 28, police arrested the man and booked him into Santa Clara County jail on grand theft charges.
The investigation was funded by an $8.4 million grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections.
In a statement, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan thanked the retail theft detail for “leaning in and using the resources we have available to hold bad actors accountable.”
“Retail theft harms our economy, levies a theft tax on working families and makes us all feel less safe,” Mahan said. “We need to give our law enforcement agencies across the state of California more tools to address this crisis head on.”
Anyone with information related to the cases can contact David Moody at 408-277-4166 or david.moody@sanjoseca.gov.