$700,000 in Stolen Shoes, Toys Recovered
FBI agents and sheriff’s deputies recovered more than $700,000 worth of stolen athletic shoes and toys Wednesday and arrested an Inglewood man suspected of receiving the goods, officials said.
The first major operation of a multi-agency team dubbed the “Cargo Cats” culminated with the property recovery and arrest at a warehouse at 1923 S. Hooper Ave., Deputy Dean Scoville said.
Investigators entered the Tellez Engine Cranks warehouse and found 540 cartons of Asics tennis shoes with a retail value of $650,000; 686 cartons of All-Star children’s basketball sets worth $27,000, and other property, Scoville said.
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