Man indicted on 17 counts of organized retail theft from Valley home improvement stores

A man has been indicted on 17 felony counts of retail theft after prosecutors say he stole more than $6,000 worth of power tools and hardware from Lowe’s and Home Depot stores across the Phoenix area over a 10-month span.

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced the indictment of Luis Adrian Valle-Martinez Thursday.

Prosecutors said Valle-Martinez stole from 17 different stores throughout the Valley between September 2025 and July 2026.

Surveillance video showed him using self-checkout lanes to pay for low-cost items before leaving with higher-value merchandise he had not paid for, according to the county attorney’s office.

He then allegedly sold the stolen goods in Phoenix.

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