4 arrested, over $143K in stolen merch recovered in California retail theft bust

Four people were arrested and more than $143,000 in stolen merchandise recovered in a retail theft bust spanning two Southern California counties, according to the California Highway Patrol Border Division.

Officials said the four suspects - Victor Manuel Marcos Marino, 33, Maria Isabel Orozco Cadena, 31, Elena Huezo, 43, and Jose Aurelio Diaz Magana, 36 - were involved in about 10 thefts across Orange and Los Angeles counties between Aug. 24 and Sept. 27.

Four people were arrested and more than $143,000 in stolen merchandise recovered in a retail theft bust spanning two Southern California counties, according to the California Highway Patrol Border Division. / CHP

The suspects - also known as "boosters" - were associated with two addresses in Anaheim and Bloomington, which housed the stolen goods. 

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All four suspects were arrested in Anaheim for their involvement in the thefts and booked into the Orange County jail.

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