South Bay masked thieves found with $10K of stolen vapes in ‘wild encounter’: sheriff

(KRON) — More than $10,000 worth of vape products were stolen in the South Bay, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office (SCCSO) announced this week in a social media post. Authorities recovered the stolen products after a “wild encounter with masked thieves” that occurred last month.

A SCCSO deputy located three Infiniti cars blocking traffic on Shortridge Avenue near King Road in San Jose sometime in March, authorities said. When backup arrived, multiple suspects “jumped into two of the cars” and drove away. They abandoned the third vehicle, which was stolen.

The products were stolen from a local smoke shop hours earlier, according to SCCSO. Dozens of unopened vape cartridges, e-cigs and smoking products were among the items recovered.

Photos of the recovered vape products can be viewed below.

In its social media post, SCCSO did not announce if any arrests were made in connection with this theft. The law enforcement agency said the suspects remain at large. SCCSO did not say which smoke shop was the victim of the theft.