A multi-agency operation led to the arrest of five men who police say stole roofing materials from several construction sites in Georgia.
“Operation Rooftop” was conducted Wednesday, with agents from 11 Georgia departments executing search warrants at four units of an apartment complex in the 6000 block of Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Atlanta and in the 3000 block of McElroy Road in Atlanta.
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Five men, 27-year-old Jose Amaya Martinez, 30-year-old Juan Adrian Torres Tello, 30-year-old Gabriel Amaya Zalasar, 20-year-old Margarito Amaya Salazar and 24-year-old Miguel Amaya Zalasar, were arrested as main suspects in the theft ring.
Four of the men live in the apartments officers searched on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, while Tello lives in the home on McElroy Road.
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Several law enforcement agencies have issued search warrants for the men on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy.
Officials said an initial investigation, which began in June, revealed the men attacked large commercial construction sites and stole roofing materials, including various types of roofing material.
According to police, the men earned a total of approximately $500,000 from the gang of thieves.
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The Hall County and Pickens County sheriff’s offices coordinated and executed “Operation Rooftop” with sheriff’s offices in Banks, DeKalb, Gwinnett and Jackson County, as well as police departments in Brookhaven, Cartersville, Dunwoody and Flowery Branch and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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