Seven suspects were arrested after over $200,000 worth of stolen sneakers were discovered during a theft bust in Orange County Friday.
California Highway Patrol officers were investigating a theft that targeted a train container near the community of Amboy in San Bernardino County.
The suspects were accused of breaking into the container, which housed expensive Nike Jordan sneakers, and transporting the stolen merch into a U-Haul truck before fleeing the area.
On Friday at around 11:25 a.m., CHP spotted the suspects’ U-Haul truck and a connected pickup truck in Anaheim.
The vehicles were pulled over and seven suspects were arrested at the scene. Authorities also discovered a large amount of stolen cargo and burglary tools inside the vehicles.
Photos of the arrest show the box truck was filled to the brim with large boxes of expensive sneakers and merchandise.
Seven suspects were arrested after over $200,000 worth of stolen sneakers were discovered in a theft bust in Anaheim on Nov. 22, 2024. (California Highway Patrol) A collection of burglary tools and stolen goods was discovered inside a pickup truck during a theft bust in Anaheim on Nov. 22, 2024. (California Highway Patrol)
All suspects were booked into the Orange County Jail for felony grand theft of cargo.
“The swift actions of our CTIP unit and patrol officers demonstrate CHP’s commitment to combating organized cargo theft and ensuring stolen goods are recovered,” said CHP Border Division Chief Tommie Cocroft.
Anyone with additional information on the incident is asked to call the CHP Border Investigative Services Unit, Major Crimes Unit at 858-944-6300.