BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICIALS SAY THEY'VE BUSTED A HUGE SHOPLIFTING RING. AFTER A FOUR MONTH INVESTIGATION, DETECTIVES SERVED AT WARRANT AT THE MEXICO LINDO STORE ON BROADWAY SOUTHEAST…AND MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN STOLEN MERCHANDISE WAS RECOVERED.
SHERIFF'S SGT AARON WILLIAMSON TELLS US HOW IT WORKED. PEOPLE WOULD BRING STOLEN PRODUCTS TO HIM, HE'D PAY PENNIES ON THE DOLLARS TO PROVIDE THEM WITH QUICK CASH … THEN THEY'D GO OUT AND GET STOLEN ITEMS ALL OVER AGAIN.
THIRTY-SEVEN YEAR OLD FABIAN MORENO WAS ARRESTED. NO WORD YET ON THE SPECIFIC CHARGES HE'LL FACE.
