Advisory
MAN ARRESTED FOR OVER $50,000 OF STOLEN GOODS
MAN ARRESTED FOR OVER $50,000 OF STOLEN GOODS 
In early November, Industrial Liquidation Plus was burglarized of approximately $60,000 in tools, including a concrete tamper. Escondido Police Detective Martinez was assigned the case and discovered a man was selling the stolen concrete tamper on OfferUp. Through further investigation, the same man was found to have sold hundreds of items; new, like new, or in the original packaging, using OfferUp and Facebook Marketplace. The items were mostly tools.
Escondido Detectives Martinez and Dixon continued the investigation and worked with Organized Retail Crime investigators from Home Depot, Lowes, and the California High Patrol task force. Through this investigation, it was discovered that the same man had been selling other known stolen tools.
On February 2nd, 2023, detectives were able to contact the man via OfferUp and set up a time to meet him. He was arrested successfully when he arrived with the stolen concrete tamper from the Industrial Liquidation Plus burglary. A search warrant at two locations tied to the man were conducted with the joint teams from CHP, Lowes, Home Depot, and Escondido Police Department. The team located over 230 stolen items from Home Dept, totaling over $50,000 in merchandise.
The man was identified as David Martinez, a 38 year old Sand Diego resident. He was arrested for PC 496(a) Receiving Stolen Property and PC 182(a)(2) Conspiracy and booked in to Vista Detention Facility. If you have any information on this case, please contact Detective Mike Martinez at (760) 839-4739.
Follow the Escondido Police Department on social media @EscondidoPolice.
To report any suspicious activities in your neighborhood, you may contact the Police Department directly, or you may make an unidentified call on our “Anonymous Tip Line” at 760-743-TIPS (8477) or via our Web site at police.escondido.org
Escondido Detectives Martinez and Dixon continued the investigation and worked with Organized Retail Crime investigators from Home Depot, Lowes, and the California High Patrol task force. Through this investigation, it was discovered that the same man had been selling other known stolen tools.
On February 2nd, 2023, detectives were able to contact the man via OfferUp and set up a time to meet him. He was arrested successfully when he arrived with the stolen concrete tamper from the Industrial Liquidation Plus burglary. A search warrant at two locations tied to the man were conducted with the joint teams from CHP, Lowes, Home Depot, and Escondido Police Department. The team located over 230 stolen items from Home Dept, totaling over $50,000 in merchandise.
The man was identified as David Martinez, a 38 year old Sand Diego resident. He was arrested for PC 496(a) Receiving Stolen Property and PC 182(a)(2) Conspiracy and booked in to Vista Detention Facility. If you have any information on this case, please contact Detective Mike Martinez at (760) 839-4739.
Follow the Escondido Police Department on social media @EscondidoPolice.
To report any suspicious activities in your neighborhood, you may contact the Police Department directly, or you may make an unidentified call on our “Anonymous Tip Line” at 760-743-TIPS (8477) or via our Web site at police.escondido.org
Address/Location
Escondido Police Department
1163 N. Centre City Parkway
Escondido, CA 92026
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 760-839-4722
