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San Jose Police Arrest Suspect in 28-Store Golf Ball Theft Spree

Investigators link the thefts to online resales by a single suspect.

Overview

  • Police say 28 thefts from chain stores in San Jose, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara cost retailers nearly $8,000.
  • San Jose’s Organized Retail Theft Detail worked with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s retail task force to identify 40-year-old William Yixin Pu.
  • Detectives say Pu resold the stolen golf balls on online marketplaces.
  • After securing search and arrest warrants, officers searched Pu’s San Jose home and seized stolen golf balls and other evidence.
  • Pu was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on a felony grand theft charge, and investigators ask anyone with information to call Investigator Moody #1617N at 408-277-4166.