Thieves Target Shoppers' Carts

Don't leave your valuables in your cart while shopping. Thieves have recently been targeting shoppers' carts in Roseville, according to Roseville Police. 

Between 4:50-5:20 p.m. Aug. 9, a shopper's purse was stolen from her cart while she was shopping. A store employee later found the victim's purse in the parking lot with some checks missing, according to the Roseville Police crime log. 

Then, on Aug. 12 between 1 and 1:45 p.m., a man's iPad was stolen from his shopping cart in the same store. According to Roseville Police, the iPad's GPS tracker later signaled that it was at a location in the state of Washington. Local police in Washington were notified.

Both thefts were reported at a store at Pleasant Grove Boulevard and Highland Point Drive.