San Jose Pawn Shop Owner Arrested With $700k Of Alleged Stolen Property: Police

SAN JOSE - A San Jose pawn shop owner on The Alameda was arrested in May, suspected of owning and reselling stolen property, police said this week.

60-year-old Shahrokh Shaw Roohparvar, a Los Altos resident, was arrested May 19 at his business, Silicon Valley Liquidate, also known as, Compucycle or US Tech, located at 876 The Alameda in San Jose.

San Jose police say Roohparvar is being investigated in three major cases involving $712,000 of stolen property.

According to police, an increase in local commercial burglaries has led to the stolen property being sold on eBay accounts run by certain second hand dealers.

Police say Roohparvar conducts his business as a second hand dealer, which requires a permit from the City of San Jose and a license from the Department of Justice.

However, Roohparvar was not in compliance with these requirements, according to police.

According to authorities, the case was presented to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office and Roohparvar was subsequently charged with 6 counts of Possession of Stolen Property and 5 counts of Acquiring Stolen Property for the Purpose of Selling for Financial Gain.

Roohparvar was booked into the Santa Clara County Jail on noted charges.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Sergeant Michael Montonye of the San Jose Police Department's Burglary Unit at 408-277-4401.

Persons wishing to remain anonymous may either call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line, (408) 947-STOP (7867).

Persons providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect may be eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers.

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