Three Men Arrested for Home Depot Thefts

<p>Three Los Angeles residents suspected of stealing from several Ventura County Home Depot stores were arrested on various charges&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On 05-16-24&comma; Ventura County patrol deputies from the Thousand Oaks station responded to a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;theft in progress” at the Home Depot located in the 2700 block of Teller Road in the city of Thousand Oaks&period;  Home Depot Loss Prevention called to report four suspects who were seen loading electrical components into two separate carts and walking out of the store&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A quick and coordinated response by deputies resulted in the arrest of Carlos Gonzales-Moreno&comma; Christopher Guerrero&comma; and David Chala&comma; soon after they exited the store&period;  The fourth suspect who fled was not immediately located after a search of the area&period;  Deputies found several thousand dollars’ worth of stolen merchandise in their possession&period;  These suspects are believed to be responsible for the theft of over &dollar;19&comma;000 worth of merchandise from Home Depot stores in the cities of Oxnard&comma; Camarillo&comma; and Thousand Oaks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Gonzales-Moreno&comma; Guerrero&comma; and Chala were booked at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility in Ventura on felony charges related to organized retail theft&period;  All three suspects are being held in lieu of &dollar;5&comma;000 dollars bail and are scheduled to next appear in court on 05-30-24&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Ventura County Organized Retail Theft Task Force was formed after the Sheriff’s Office was awarded grant funding under the California Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program&period;  This program formalizes a coordinated effort&comma; overseen by the Sheriff’s Office&comma; involving all law enforcement agencies in Ventura County to prevent and combat the estimated &dollar;10 million yearly loss from organized retail theft&comma; vehicle&sol;vehicle parts theft and cargo theft&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The task force is comprised of detectives from various agencies within Ventura County with the primary mission of combatting organized retail theft&comma; vehicle&sol;vehicle parts theft and cargo theft which impact our businesses&comma; citizens&comma; and communities here in Ventura County&period;  The task force aims to provide a safe environment for everyone while working hand in hand with retailers&comma; law enforcement agencies and the public to identify&comma; locate and arrest the criminals involved in these types of crimes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;