Two New Bedford men are accused of stealing a large amount of merchandise from a Wareham big-box store and transporting the goods to a business address in New Bedford.
Oscar Ortiz, 46, and Eric Ramos, 34, both of New Bedford, were taken into custody Thursday, according to a news release from the Wareham Police Department.
Wareham Police detectives say on Jan. 14 they were contacted by the Organized Retail Crime Investigation Unit of Lowe’s regarding an ongoing larceny issue at their Wareham store. The detectives began a joint investigation with the team from Lowe’s. They conducted several days of investigation and determined that a man who was contracted to clean the store was stealing items and transporting them to New Bedford, Wareham police said in a news release. The stolen items were allegedly being brought to 1407 Acushnet Ave. and being offloaded into a business at that location.
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WAREHAM Wareham Police say they’ve arrested two New Bedford men involved in stealing what could be up to $100,000 in goods from the Wareham Lowe’s through a cleaning contractor.
Wareham Police detectives were contacted by the Organized Retail Crime Investigation Unit of Lowe’s regarding an ongoing larceny issue at the Wareham store on Thursday, Jan. 14, police said.
The detectives began a joint investigation with the team from Lowe’s. They conducted several days of investigation and determined that a man who was contracted to clean the store was stealing items and transporting them to New Bedford, police said. The stolen items were being brought to 1407 Acushnet Ave., and were being off loaded into a business at that location.