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Diomande, A. (2026, October 2). Shameless thief filmed stealing so many pomegranates from California farm he could barely hold them. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16179149/Shameless-thief-filmed-stealing-pomegranates-California.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
Diomande, Aisha. “Shameless thief filmed stealing so many pomegranates from California farm he could barely hold them.” Daily Mail, 2 Oct. 2026, https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16179149/Shameless-thief-filmed-stealing-pomegranates-California.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.
Diomande, Aisha. “Shameless thief filmed stealing so many pomegranates from California farm he could barely hold them.” Daily Mail, October 2, 2026. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16179149/Shameless-thief-filmed-stealing-pomegranates-California.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.
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Leopoldo Leon Zaragoza, a 52-year-old resident of Del Rey in Fresno County, was caught on camera stealing an estimated 150 to 200 pomegranates from a private farm. Surveillance footage showed Zaragoza, described as a "crop crook," collecting the fruit over several days and packing them into bags. He lived less than a mile away from the orchard where he stole the fruit. The farmer had set up a mobile solar surveillance trailer that captured Zaragoza struggling to carry the stolen pomegranates. Police contacted him, and he confessed to stealing the fruit; at the time of his confession, he only had around 20 left. Fresno County Sheriff’s Office submitted three counts of petty theft against Zaragoza to the District Attorney's office for review. The case highlights the vulnerability of farmers in Fresno County to such crimes and underscores the importance of security measures like surveillance cameras on farms.