Organized Retail Theft (ORT) 

July 4, 2024 – Fresno Police Department officials report that Central ORT detectives have been investigating thefts from Harbor Freight. Recently, officers from Northeast and Northwest DST units conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle believed to be related to the thefts. Officers contacted the driver and his passenger. The driver was found to have an active warrant and was arrested and booked into the Fresno County Jail. During a vehicle search, officers located approximately $3,000 worth of stolen Icon tools from Harbor Freight. Stickers on the tools came back to stores in Central Fresno and Clovis.

This investigation is ongoing. If you have any information on retail theft operations, please contact Crime Stoppers (559) 498-STOP.

Source & photo: Fresno Police Department