Suspected lumber thieves arrested in Simi Valley
HD | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- A pair of suspected lumber thieves were arrested in Simi Valley early this morning after a Home Depot employee spotted them allegedly trying to make off with thousands of dollars in merchandise, police said.
The theft was reported at 1:45 a.m. at Home Depot, 575 Cochran Street in Simi Valley.
A store employee who was leaving the business called police after spotting someone taking wood from the store and fleeing in a white sport utility vehicle, said Lt. Greg Riegert of the Simi Valley police. The employee then followed the vehicle on Highway 118 at about 100 mph until police arrived, something authorities don't recommend, Riegert said.
Police stopped the white SUV in the area of Highway 118 and Kuehner Drive.
Two adults and a 14-year-old boy were in the car. About $4,000 in lumber was recovered, said the lieutenant.
The two adults, a man and a woman, were arrested on suspicion of grand theft and child endangerment, Riegert said.
The teen, the male suspect's son, was released to his mother, who was not one of the suspects, Riegert said.
Investigators learned that other Home Depot stores in the area recently reported lumber thefts associated with a white SUV, and they are looking into the possibility the two suspects arrested this morning were involved in those crimes, said the lieutenant.
The names of the suspects were not immediately available this morning.
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