SAN ANTONIO – A theft suspect identified as Rule Castillo-Chavez, 21, has been arrested after San Antonio police said they found out he was selling sports equipment stolen from a North Side business on eBay.
According to an arrest affidavit, the manager of Team Express contacted police on Jan. 21, saying that more than $30,000 worth of merchandise had disappeared from the store within about a month, beginning in December.
He also told police that a vendor had contacted him after seeing what he believed was the stolen merchandise being sold on eBay.
The affidavit stated that detectives discovered the eBay account belongs to Castillo-Chavez.
They said photos posted to that account show the stolen property, and in the background, they could see boxes that bear the name of the store, the affidavit stated.
Castillo-Chavez was arrested Wednesday on a theft charge. There's no mention of how he got his hands on all of the property.
Police said it appears he had already sold about $2,000 worth of it through the eBay account.