NEW YORK (WABC) – Authorities conducted a major crackdown on organized retail crime that crossed multiple state lines.

Earlier this week, New York officials announced the bust of a highly coordinated theft ring that targeted more than 100 Home Depot stores.

Some instances involved thieves who would break into a locked cage to steal power tools. Others would conceal stolen goods in a garbage bin before it was rolled out of the store.

It is part of a large Queens-based criminal operation, the New York governor and local leaders announced.

“This crew was amazingly coordinated, disciplined, meticulous and dedicated,” Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said.

Thirteen people have been charged in a 780-count indictment for stealing and fencing more than $2 million worth of goods from

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