Two suspects, including one teenager, were arrested earlier this month in connection to a major theft at Tanforan Mall of thousands of dollars of merchandise in San Bruno, according to a San Bruno Police Department press release.
Two women entered a store at Tanforan Mall on Dec. 16, took a lot of high-end merchandise and put them into their bags, then left without paying.
An employee called it in at 1:20 p.m., and officers arrived on the scene just in time to stop one of the two suspects fleeing from the mall in a waiting vehicle. The other suspect fled the scene separately.
The two occupants from the stopped vehicle included a 16-year-old San Francisco resident, one of the thieves from the store.
Her stolen merchandise was later determined to be worth more than $16,000.
The teenager and the driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old San Francisco resident were charged with burglary, organized retail theft and conspiracy to commit a crime.
The teen was released to a guardian pending a future court date at San Mateo County Juvenile Court while the 21-year-old was booked to San Mateo County Jail.
The search for the other thief from the store is ongoing.
San Bruno Police are asking anyone with information to please call 650-616-7100 or email sbpdtipline@sanbruno.ca.gov.
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