SAN ANTONIO – Three people were arrested last month at a Home Depot after allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of items in an organized crime scheme, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Records show they all face forgery charges.
Employees reported the incident, according to an affidavit, after a “repeat theft offender” walked out of the store with “high valued store merchandise.”
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SAPD arrested 37-year-old Maria Elena Guevara in the Home Depot parking lot.
Guevara told police she came to the store with other men and had a receipt for the items in the cart. She led authorities to a truck where Rogelio Saldana, 55, and Roland Saldana, 52, were taken into custody, according to the affidavit.
Inside the truck, SAPD said it found a printer plugged into an outlet. Police said the receipt had visible typos and a stamp that read “completed APR 27 2026.”
The receipt was shown to Home Depot’s loss prevention team and confirmed to police that it was fake, citing typos and an incorrect barcode, the affidavit states.
Guevara’s purse was later searched by police where officers found more receipts with typos and barcode errors, according to the affidavit.
According to the affidavit, the value of the stolen goods was $1,051.80.
Court documents obtained by KSAT show all three individuals are facing multiple state jail felony charges.
Guevara and Roland Saldana were booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on April 28, jail records show.
Roland Saldana received an organized retail theft ($750-$2,500) charge and was later released on bond the following day.
After exiting jail, a forgery and evading arrest charge was added to Roland Saldana’s list of charges. Records indicate he was booked into jail on May 14 and bonded out the next day.
Guevara faces forgery and engaging in organized criminal activity charges. She bonded out of jail on May 9.
Rogelio Saldana was booked into the Bexar County jail more than three weeks later on May 19, facing organized retail theft ($750-$2,500) and forgery charges, records show.
As of Thursday afternoon, Rogelio Saldana remains behind bars.
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