Four men were arrested in Cartersville, Georgiafor the theft of cooking oil in bulk from several businesses, according to police.
Carlos Laguna, 41, of Buford; Freddy Valencia Aguirre, 36, of Tucker; Luis Gaitan-Obando, 41, of DeKalb County, and Yunier Eliuth Aguirre-Polanco, 24, of Atlanta, are all suspects in the bulk theft of cooking oil from various restaurants in Cartersville, according to the Cartersville Police Department.
This comes after a six-month investigation, the police say.
Police said the suspects may be responsible for similar thefts that have been reported across metro Atlanta.
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Carlos Laguna, Freddy Aguirre, Luis Gaitan-Obando and Yunier Eliuth Aguirre-Polanco are accused of bulk theft of cooking oil. (Cartersville Police)
The four men are also believed to be associated with a criminal organization in Gwinnett County, police said.
Laguna was charged with theft by taking and possession of tools to commit a crime, and posted a $3,000 bond.
Aguirre faces two counts of theft by taking and two counts of possession of tools to commit a crime. He has posted a $6,000 bond.
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Police said the suspects may be responsible for similar thefts that have been reported across metro Atlanta. (iStock)
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Gaitan-Obando was charged with theft by taking, possession of tools to commit a crime and criminal attempt to commit a misconduct. He remains in the Bartow County Jail on a $4,500 bond.
Aguirre-Polanco is charged with criminal attempt to commit a misdemeanor and theft by taking, and posted a $3,000 bond.
The Gwinnett County Police Department assists in the investigation.