A crime ring stole more than 600 times from Home Depot stores across Southern California – swiping nearly $4 million worth of goods in a yearslong spree, officials said.

Ventura County officials on Tuesday announced charges against nine members of the group, who carried out the largest theft spree in Home Depot’s history.

Investigators arrested 14 people on Aug. 14 and have since seized more than $3.7 million in stolen goods and $800,000 in “dirty money.” 3

“On Aug. 13, they must have thought that life is grand. They’ve been making millions of dollars. Didn’t look like anyone was going to stop them,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said during a press conference. “On Aug. 14, this scheme has come crashing down.”

Since January, these criminals made off with good

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