Eight Hartford-area residents have been indicted on charges that they ran a brazen “grab-and-go” theft ring that snatched tens of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from stores across the Northeast late last year.
The group has been charged with stealing almost $65,000 worth of clothes and accessories during at least 11 robberies of retail stores from Balenciaga to T.J. Maxx, court records show.
Four of the accused have been arrested but four remain at large and wanted by the FBI, including 26-year-old Hartford resident Andres “Coolie” Barclett, who should be considered armed and dangerous, the FBI said Thursday.