Two Long Beach men suspected of stealing a half-million dollars worth of merchandise from retail cosmetic stores across Southern California and in Las Vegas were arrested Saturday, Jan. 27, in Riverside, according to a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department news release and jail records.

Niko Hayes, 28, and Burrell Doumont Roberts Jr., 27, have been linked to at least 20 commercial burglaries, according to the release. The investigation is continuing and more may be discovered, officials said.

Investigators collected evidence pertaining to burglary locations in 19 cities across six counties in California and Nevada, including Moreno Valley in Riverside County, and undisclosed locations in Orange and Los Angeles counties.

They served several search warrants and recovered about $70,000 of stolen property.

Hayes and Roberts were arrested without incident at 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the release and jail records.

Both were booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on suspicion of 20 counts of second-degree burglary, 20 counts of felony vandalism, 20 counts of conspiracy to commit a felony and one count of committing multiple felonies that resulted in the victims’ loss of more than $100,000, according to jail records.

Roberts also was booked for a felony probation violation that made him ineligible for bail. Hayes’ bail was set at $300,000 and he remained in custody Tuesday.

A special enforcement team in Moreno Valley conducted the investigation with several other police agencies, sheriff’s officials said.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the robbery and burglary suppression team at the Moreno Valley station at 951-486-6700.