A group of volunteers distributing donated goods at Qualcomm Stadium had to play proctor Wednesday after they noticed the same group of people made three trips, loading up their pickup trucks with goods each time.

"After the second or third time of loading a pickup truck twice and a car, yeah, it's a little suspicious," San Diego police Sgt. Jesus Cesena said. "These items are earmarked for [the victims] to help them out, and when someone takes advantage of them, they're taking advantage of all of us."

The goods, such as clothes, blankets, tents and cots, are easily resold, police said. A volunteer was so upset about the exploitation she began crying, Cesena said.

Police said one of the suspects admit[ted] his intent to sell the items he was taking from the evacuation site.<