Overview
- Thirteen defendants were charged, with eleven arrested and arraigned on counts including first-degree grand larceny, first-degree criminal possession of stolen property, and conspiracy.
- Prosecutors allege 319 thefts at 128 Home Depot stores across nine states between August 2024 and September 2025, totaling more than $2.2 million.
- Authorities say the stolen merchandise was funneled to Queens and resold through a Brooklyn storefront and on Facebook Marketplace.
- Investigators seized 14 storage units and about eight vehicles, displaying recovered goods they described as only a small portion of what was taken.
- Officials called it the largest retail theft crew prosecution in Queens to date and said state police assigned to the DA’s office aided the probe, as the governor reported a 14% year-over-year decline in NYC retail theft.