Illegal migrant gangs allegedly targeted establishments in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, to perpetrate retail theft.
Within the last month, at least three gangs of illegal immigrants reportedly stole thousands of dollars in products from shops in the Pennsylvania town, according to WPVI 6 ABC.
“They’re taking advantage of coming to the United States and committing these crimes while being able to vanish to some extent,” Detective Scott Pezick of the West Whiteland Township Police Department told the publication.
Two Venezuelan males, Albert Torrealba Jordan and Keiver Guilarte Camps, reportedly stole $2,000 in items from the Ulta in Exton on February 1 after illegally entering the United States, according to authorities.
Pezick told WPVI 6 ABC that the area has noticed an increase in “South American thieving organizations” in the previous month. West Whiteland police have allegedly stated that the national surge in illegal migrants entering the country has had an impact on their community, despite its distance of 2,000 miles from the southern border.
In June 2023, one Peruvian individual was detained and deported for stealing $17,000 in products from Kohl’s, according to the publication. Police say he was spotted in the United States barely months after being removed.
“I just received a call from a federal agency informing me that he had returned to the nation,” Pezick added. “That happened less than a month ago, and he’s back in the United States.”
According to the publication, illegal migrant groups have been associated with other crimes in the region, such as burglaries. Federal authorities are allegedly supporting police in locating suspects.
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