1 arrested, 1 on the loose after Clovis Police bust organized retail theft ring

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- A frightening country successful the Bay Area this week arsenic a battalion of thieves smashed show cases, ransacking a San Ramon store and stealing $1 cardinal worthy of merchandise.

Closer to location successful Fresno, Lululemon successful Fig Garden continues to beryllium deed by expansive theft arsenic precocious arsenic August 12.

Fresno Police released surveillance footage that captured the infinitesimal a pistillate casually walked into the diversion apparel store. Seconds later, she is seen strolling backmost toward the entranceway with an armload of merchandise.

Clovis Police are presently moving 2 abstracted and ongoing cases involving blase organized retail transgression theft from respective stores successful the Fresno and Clovis areas.

Over the summer, a brace of suspects stole $20,000 worthy of goods, turning astir and selling those items to the aforesaid section concern for resale.

"That probe led them to a concern successful Clovis adjacent Fowler and Ashlan that resells utilized items connected eBay," said Clovis Police spokesperson Ty Wood.

In 1 case, officers served a hunt warrant astatine the Clovis location of Sean Byer connected Wednesday morning. Police discovered grounds starring them to apprehension the 37-year-old connected aggregate felonies related to organized retail theft.

During its investigation, constabulary realized different fishy was moving together, selling to the aforesaid business.

That different suspect, 45-year-old Daniel Duncan of Pennsylvania, remains connected the loose.

Together, the suspects stole assorted items from an espresso instrumentality to an electrical guitar.

Last November, voters passed Proposition 36, authorities that brings guardant harsher penalties for retail theft, upgrading the transgression from a misdemeanor to a felony for thieves with a minimum of 2 anterior convictions.

"Victims present tin accidental that the idiosyncratic who robbed them, stole from them, vandalized their property, really person consequences," said Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp.

Consequences that present existent results.

According to Smittcamp, since December, its bureau has filed 436 cases with 365 involving theft offenses.

As of Wednesday, 114 person resulted successful convictions.

Clovis Police is asking the nationalist if you person accusation that could pb to the apprehension of Daniel Duncan, you're urged to interaction Valley Crime Stoppers oregon supply a extremity done the Clovis Police mobile app.

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