4 Arrested In Stanford Shopping Center Thefts: Palo Alto Police

PALO ALTO, CA — Four East Bay women suspected in two separate thefts from Stanford Shopping Center retail establishments were arrested last week by Palo Alto police. The first incident was reported at 2:45 p.m. July 10 when an employee at Urban Outfitters called police and said they'd just watched two women "loading numerous articles of clothing into bags and running away from the store," Palo Alto police Spokeswoman Janine De la Vega said in a news release.

"A witness followed the suspects and was able to obtain a license plate number of the getaway car," De la Vega said. "Through follow up investigation, detectives were able to identify one of the suspects as 26-year-old Tonisha Harris of Fremont."

On July 16 in Hayward, detectives arrested Harris on suspicion of commercial burglary and violation of probation. The other female suspect, however, has not been identified and remains at large, De la Vega said.

The second theft case happened at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 when an officer on patrol at Stanford Shopping Center saw two females stealing multiple articles of clothing from Victoria’s Secret, De la Vega said.

Both suspects were taken into custody outside the store without incident, while a third suspect was located and arrested in a nearby parked vehicle.

Palo Alto police identified the three arrested in the Victoria's Secret incident as Shameia Williams, 31, of Bay Point; Andrea Randle, 35, of Antioch; and Veronica Payne, 28, of Antioch.

Williams was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of felony commercial burglary, misdemeanor possession of drugs and a probation violation.

Randle was jailed on suspicion of commercial burglary and conspiracy — both felonies — and a misdemeanor warrant out of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office for shoplifting.

Payne was booked into jail on suspicion of commercial burglary.

De le Vega said investigators did not have any information to indicate that the July 10 and July 17 incidents were related.

Anyone with information about either incident was asked to call Palo Alto police at 650-329-2413.

Mugshots: (Top left) Tonisha Harris; (Top right) Andrea Randle; (Bottom left) Shameia Williams; (Bottom right) Veronica Payne (Photos courtesy Palo Alto Police Department)