Adolfo Duarte Herrera, 45, of Richmond, Wilmer Ayala, 43, of South San Francisco, Daniel Resendiz, 21, and Jose Martinez, 28, of San Leandro, all pleaded guilty recently to grand theft, retail theft, receiving stolen property, and conspiracy. The four were arrested on April 29 following a major law enforcement operation that also raided a storage facility in South San Francisco and homes in Richmond, San Leandro, and South San Francisco.
The DA's Office said their modus operandi was to walk in, steal items, and walk out, sometimes striking multiple stores on the same day across county lines. They would then resell the stolen goods at Bay Area flea markets, prosecutors said.
"These are not shoplifters," Rosen said. "This is a determined, destructive and dangerous thieving crew of individuals."
Rosen said the men were prosecuted using a new law that went in effect in January, AB 1779, that allows for a single local district attorney's office to prosecute crimes that take place across county lines.
Rosen said one defendant, Duarte Herrera, was not only on probation for previous Home Depot thefts, but he also called in sick for a scheduled probation check-in on a day when he was again stealing from Home Depots in Napa and Sonoma counties.
Rosen said the county probation department recommends six years in prison for Duarte Herrera and five years prison for Ayala, who Rosen said are the most culpable in the case.
Sentencing would likely be scheduled sometime in the next several weeks, Rosen said.
"I'm encouraged that the sentencing will be put off for some time in order for a more appropriate sentence to be given," he said.
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