Bay Area-wide retail theft ring suspects arrested — again

DALY CITY – Two suspects in a Bay Area-wide organized retail theft ring have been arrested again, authorities said Friday.

Rudy Obdulio Rivera, 44, and Mercy Folgar Sandoval, 42, both of Pacifica, were out on bail when crime suppression unit detectives caught them trying to set up a new stash house in Daly City early Thursday morning, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said detectives found $20,000 worth of stolen merchandise when they searched Rivera’s vehicle.

Rivera and Sandoval, along with Dania Rivera, 20, of Pacifica, were arrested and booked into jail on charges including organized retail theft, possession of stolen property and conspiracy.

Detectives first arrested Rivera and Sandoval in mid-August after confirming stolen merchandise was being stored at Rivera’s home on Catalina Avenue, according to the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office said a search of the residence turned up more than $40,000 in suspected stolen retail merchandise and about $30,000 in suspected stolen property including about two dozen laptop computers.

More than $100,000 in stolen merchandise has also been found as a result of two related investigations, the sheriff’s office said.

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