A husband and spouse from Whitby are dealing with 28 charges in an alleged fraud scheme focusing on Residence Depots in Durham Area, police mentioned.
On Jan. 1, 2024, authorities had been notified of two suspects focusing on Residence Depot shops in Ajax, Pickering, Whitby and Clarington, which started someday in July 2023.
It’s alleged the suspects would make a purchase order after which return to the shop with the receipt and stroll out with stolen gadgets. They might additionally swap worth tags on gadgets and defraud the shop, police mentioned.
On Monday, investigators arrested 53-year-old Khutaja Revuru and 50-year-old Krishna Reveru, each of Whitby.
The pair face a complete of 28 charges, together with theft beneath $5,000, fraud beneath $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime beneath $5,000.
They had been launched on an enterprise.
