An organized crime ring stole more than $10 million worth of merchandise during hundreds of thefts at Home Depot stores across Southern California, authorities said in announcing the arrests of 14 alleged members of the ring.

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced the filing of a 48-count criminal complaint against the14-member crew, which is alleged to have been part of the “largest organized retail theft case uncovered in Home Depot’s history,” Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said at a Tuesday press conference.

Members of the operation stole more than 600 separate times from 71 Home Depot stores across Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The months long multi-agency effort dubbed “Operation Kill Switch” resulted in the arrest of all

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