Hundreds Busted in Holiday Retail Theft Ring
More than 100 people were arrested in a complex retail theft scheme that involved operations in various counties and neighboring states, the Cook County State's Attorney announced Friday.
A holiday sting operation led to the arrest of more than a 100 "grinches" following a month-long undercover investigation, the Cook County State's Attorney announced Friday. According to authorities, thieves targeted stores at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie, Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, among others, and stole mass amounts of designer clothing.The thieves sold the stolen merchandise at a reduced cost on the black market in various counties and neighboring states, officials said. The investigation, dubbed "Operation Whoville," involved a series of separate covert undercover sting operations at six Chicago-area malls that included North Riverside, Orland Square, Woodfield, Gurnee Mills, Aurora Outlet Malls and Old Orchard, authorities said.…
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