Alameda Store Theft: 4 Arrests

ALAMEDA, CA — Alameda Police arrested four people following a store theft at South Shore Shopping Center on Sunday. The names of the suspects have not been released. They were taken into custody on suspicion of felony grand theft, possession of burglary tools, providing false information to officers, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Police say they recovered over $1,000 in stolen merchandise, along with bolt cutters, burglary tools, and drug paraphernalia.

The investigation began when someone called police to report a suspicious vehicle at the shopping center. The person gave police a vehicle description, photos, and told police that one of the people in the vehicle had been involved in previous thefts in the area.

After checking a parking lot where the vehicle was first reported, the officer left and was flagged down by someone who said that a theft had just happened at TJ Maxx. The person had snapped a photo of the fleeing vehicle, which matched the previous report.

The officer forwarded the photo to other officers in the area. One of those officers spotted it and conducted a traffic stop for failure to have license plates displayed on their vehicle. Once backup arrived, the four suspects were taken into custody.