2 men accused in Florida crime spree spanning 8 counties at Lowe’s Home Improvement stores

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BLOOMSBURG, UNITED STATES – 2022/08/18: The Lowe’s emblem is displayed on the entrance of the shop close to Bloomsburg. (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket through Getty Images)

Two men have been charged with theft and scheme to defraud after the duo allegedly visited a number of Lowe’s Home Improvement stores all through Florida, stealing greater than $47,000 value of things.

Alexi Baldivia and Randy Rivero had been arrested on Thursday after an investigation from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) discovered that the 2 men allegedly stole from Lowe’s Improvement stores throughout eight Florida counties. 

According to FDLE, the men bought home-improvement gadgets and obtained an itemized receipt. The two would journey to a different Lowes retailer, gathered the very same gadgets, offered them at the door and claimed to have bought these gadgets inside that retailer. 

The men would then cancel the unique buy, mainly getting the gadgets they initially bought — without spending a dime. 

The investigation discovered 33 fraudulent transactions from the 2 men from Lowe’s tales in the next Florida counties: Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Orange, Sarasota, Seminole, and Volusia. 

The Attorney General’s Office charged the men with one depend of grand theft, over $20,000; a second-degree felony, and arranged scheme to defraud, over $20,000; a second-degree felony.