Lake Elsinore Walgreens Burgled By Suspicious Visitor

An out-of-towner clad in a black leather jacket and black cowboy hat was arrested in Lake Elsinore for shoplifting at local businesses.

Terry McClure, 46, of Huntington Beach, was nabbed in the early morning hours Thursday after employees from the Walgreens on Diamond Drive reported the suspicious character was possibly stealing from the store.

When police arrived at the store just after midnight, the man -- later identified as McClure – was gone.

During their investigation, police learned the suspect had been in the Walgreens several times that night to allegedly steal while inside the store restroom.

Walgreen employees checked the men’s bathroom and found packaging for merchandise that was never paid for, according to a Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station report. 

Sheriff’s deputies searched the surrounding neighborhood and found a man who matched the suspect's description at Casino Drive and Railroad Canyon Road.

The man, identified as McClure, had “numerous stolen items in his possession from the Walgreens,” according to the report.  

Through their investigation, deputies discovered McClure was staying at a nearby motel.

“A consent search of the rented room revealed numerous additional stolen items from Walgreens as well as other local businesses in the area,” the report stated.

McClure was transported to the Southwest Detention Center and booked for commercial burglary and possession of stolen property.