Paso woman looking on eBay to replace stolen goods instead finds her stolen goods

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Paso Robles police discovered that items swiped from neighborhood cars were being sold online after a victim of the burglaries found her stolen goods for sale on eBay while looking to replace them, the Paso Robles Police Department told The Tribune this afternoon.

"She noticed about five of her kid's same video games were bundled together and the seller was in Paso Robles," Detective Dan Hackett said.

Video games, iPods and cameras were among the approximately 12 sales of the stolen goods posted on the online auction Web site� - with others also bundled together in one sale �- from a string of April burglaries from unlocked cars, police said.

Two Paso Robles residents -� 20-year-old Ernie Ruiz and 30-year-old Anthony Fusco - are facing felony charges for the crimes, officials said.

Ruiz was arrested for an outstanding warrant on May 21 and faces four felony counts of grand theft and four counts of possession of stolen property.

The arrest information was released Monday because investigators needed time to contact the eBay buyers who purchased the approximately $1,000 worth of stolen goods, Lt. Tim Murphy said, to attempt to get them back to the original owners. Some items have not been recovered, Hackett said.

Fusco, the eBay seller, has not yet been arrested but police are currently seeking to file a criminal complaint against him with the District Attorney's office for four felony counts of possession of stolen property, Murphy said.

Fusco was discovered after investigators arranged to purchase one of the eBay items, Murphy said. - Tonya Strickland

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