stores bristle over lucrative toothbrush theft ring - best electric toothbrush on the market

The owner of a store in Florida has discovered what dentists already know.
Dental hygiene is a lucrative business.
Three suspects have been arrested and charged with brushing electric toothbrushes, changing heads, whitening strips and other dental supplies from dozens of stores and reselling them through eBay and pawnshops.
It is said that the amount of loot they sell will make the smile of any thief more brilliant.
"We are sure about $3.
A detective at the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office told ABC's West Palm Beach affiliate, WPBF, that "2 million is sold on eBay . ".
"Through our records, we found that there were more than 100 transactions with a pawnshop in a few months, and that person benefited tens of thousands of dollars.
He and [his interests]what]
It's about 9-fold.
The 44-year-old Igor Roytikh, the manager of Citi pawn, was charged with felony handling stolen property, serious retail theft and organized fraud schemes that defrauded $20,000.
Roytikh allegedly knew that the products had been stolen and had gathered them for sale in stores.
Lauren Ann Healey, 23, and Brian Heman, 26, were also arrested.
According to police records, they carried out the robbery in a "very specific and clear model.
Police said Healy would enter the store to steal the product while Hermann would drive around the car park and act as a runaway driver when she came out of the store.
Healy is accused of handling stolen property and organized fraud plans, and Heiman is accused of handling stolen property.
The two often target Walgreens, CVS, Publix and bed baths in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami, as well as other stores --Dade counties.
They allegedly stole from more than 60 shops in three counties.
A former associate provided information to the police and he assisted.
Secret action leading to the arrest.
Confidential informants work with sheriff's office and organized retail crime teams to work for CVS, Walgreens, and Publix.
The informant was offered dozens of products by his resume posing as stolen products.
The detective wrote his initials on the product with invisible ink to make sure they were the same as what was provided when the pawn was finally delivered.
Their goal is
End dental products including Phillips Sonicare electric toothbrush, Crest white strip and toothbrush replacement head.
Loot is valuable.
$119 per Sonicare toothbrush.
$99, $55 for a box of Crest 3D White Stripes. 99.
Healy will buy dozens of products at each stop, worth thousands of dollars in total.
A representative of organized retail crime told WPBF, "We have seen this year . ".
"This is not only the South Florida market, but also a major problem in the country.
According to the Palm Beach County Detention Center, Roytikh has been released for bond, but Heiman and Heiman are still in prison.
Police say they expect to arrest more people as the investigation continues.