SAN FRANCISCO — Eight people from an organized retail crime theft ring that targeted Apple stores throughout California of about $1 million in merchandise have been arrested and charged with multiple felonies, authorities said Thursday.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta at a news conference said the charges against the eight men include conspiracy to commit retail theft, organized retail theft, organized retail theft, grand theft, and theft in the amount over $500,000. The charges also carried an an aggravated white collar enhancement, Bonta said.
The crimes happened between August 2022 and January 2023. The Bay Area stores that were targeted included stores in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and Monterey counties. Stores in Yolo, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego and Riverside counties also were hit.
