FRESNO, Calif. -- The Lemoore Police Department has arrested two men accused of stealing $50,000 worth of cheese from a local business.
Investigators say 24-year-old Jairo Alvarez and 34-year-old Roderick Ransom had been taking items from the Leprino Foods Plant in Lemoore for the last two years.
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Detectives determined the men were selling the cheese on various social media sites, by going door to door, on the street and at different flea markets throughout the state.
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During the arrests this week, officers recovered large amounts of the stolen product.
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Lemoore police say multiple people were identified as being involved in the sale of the stolen cheese and anyone with information is encouraged to give them a call.
Both have been booked into the Kings County Jail on several charges including grand theft and embezzlement.