Target Theft Leads To 3 Arrests In San Mateo: Police

SAN MATEO, CA — Three people from San Francisco were arrested Sunday after police allege they stole hundreds of dollars in merchandise from a San Mateo Target.

According to police, the store reported a theft in progress after asset protection employees saw a man and woman load items into a suitcase and tried to leave without paying through a rear fire door. Officers arrived and spotted the pair outside the store and determined they were carrying more than $800 in stolen products, police said.

Investigators determined the two suspects were linked to a vehicle parked nearby with another woman inside. Officers reported more items found inside the car, which police said were determined to have been taken from another Target in Colma.

All three suspects were arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft, and one faces an additional drug-related charge.