Florida Trio Charged with Stealing $100K from Home Depot in Organized Theft Ring
TL;DR
Three individuals in Florida are facing grand-theft charges for allegedly stealing over $100,000 worth of goods from Home Depot stores by swapping barcodes at self-checkouts. The scheme involved replacing the barcodes of expensive roof sealer with those of cheaper floor patch, resulting in significant losses for the retailer. The state's attorney general emphasized the state's commitment to dismantling organized retail theft rings, while retailers are reevaluating the use of self-checkout technology amid concerns about increased shrinkage.
- Florida group stole over $100K in goods from Home Depot self-checkouts, AG says Business Insider
- Organized crime has come for Home Depot—$100,000 of goods was stolen from Florida stores as self-checkout theft continues rattling retailers Yahoo Finance
- Criminal charges filed for thieves who stole more than $100,000 in Home Depot organized theft ring NBC 6 South Florida
- Trio accused of $100k organized retail theft across 11 Florida counties WPEC
- 3 men charged with operating theft ring of more than $100,000 from Home Depots WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm
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