3 Arrested In Stolen Vehicle At Mall: SMPD

SAN MATEO, CA — Three people who drove a stolen car to a mall to commit retail theft were arrested Tuesday morning in San Mateo, according to police.

In a news release Wednesday, the San Mateo Police Department said its officers learned of a stolen vehicle near the Hillsdale Shopping Center shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. An officer found the stolen Ford Mustang in a handicap parking stall a few minutes later and tracked down surveillance video while they waited for task force agents to arrive.

Officers determined the vehicle had been occupied by a woman and man and later witnessed a second woman standing next to the vehicle and talking to the pair. According to police, officers watched the two women walk into a Sephora, leaving the man behind in the vehicle where he was arrested.

Task force agents went inside the Sephora and saw the two women, who dropped their bags on the floor. Police estimated the pair had close to $7,000 of perfumes and other items stuffed in their bags.

All three suspects were arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail.

Police identified the three suspects Wednesday, along with their booking allegations:

Jessie Stewart, 46, San Francisco

• Possession of a stolen vehicle, warrants
• Second-degree burglary, conspiracy

Dominique West, 43, San Francisco

• Second-degree burglary, conspiracy

Sekou Carson, 51

• Warrant