Crime & Safety
Investigators Seize $190K Worth Of Stolen Goods
The CHP reports that a fencing operation was being run out of an El Sobrante home.
EL SOBRANTE, CA — Investigators arrested an El Sobrante man last month for allegedly running a fencing operation, possessing $190,000 worth of stolen retail merchandise and $24,000 in cash from previous sales.
The California Highway Patrol Organized Retail Crime Task Force served a search warrant on Aug. 31 at the home of 52-year-old Ngoc Bui Bach in El Sobrante.
Investigators in July were provided information regarding a possible illegal fencing operation in El Sobrante. It was alleged that stolen retail merchandise was being stored at a residence before being sold.
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Investigators gathered enough evidence for a search warrant and found stolen goods from Lululemon, CVS, Walgreens, Target, Rite Aid, Express, TJX, Ross, and Victoria's Secret, among others.
A preliminary estimate put the merchandise's value at over $190,000. Investigators also recovered more than $24,000 in cash they say came from sales of other stolen goods.
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Bach was booked into Contra Costa County jail on suspicion of organized retail crime, grand theft, possession of stolen property, conspiracy to commit a crime.
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