Overview
- The indictment details 319 thefts at 128 stores between August 2024 and September 2025, with losses exceeding $2.2 million.
- Eleven defendants were arraigned on Wednesday, one arraignment is pending, and one suspect remains at large.
- Investigators say the Queens-based crew held 5:30 a.m. planning meetings, used earbuds and lookouts, and sometimes hit the same store up to four times in a day.
- Authorities allege the goods were funneled to five fences for resale through a Brooklyn storefront and online marketplaces, with 14 storage units and eight vehicles seized.
- Charges include first-degree grand larceny, conspiracy and possession of stolen property, with potential sentences up to 25 years for the theft crew and up to 15 years for fences in what prosecutors call Queens’ largest case of its kind.