Crime & Safety
3 Arrested In Lululemon Theft In San Mateo: Police
Officers recovered around $1,400 in recovered merchandise from the fashionable activewear store theft, police said.
SAN MATEO, CA — Officers arrested three people Wednesday afternoon after catching them in the act of stealing around $1,400 worth of merchandise from the Lululemon store in San Mateo.
At around 1:04 p.m. on Wednesday, officers said they responded to a report of a theft in progress at Lululemon.
Surveillance footage reportedly showed the three suspects working together, hiding numerous store items in bags, and then trying to leave the store without paying, police said.
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Police detained the trio — identified as Cameran Hicks, 20; Shauntrise Hill, 31; and Omar Mathis, 25, all San Francisco residents — as they were exiting the store.
Officers said they recovered about $1,400 in unpaid Lululemon merchandise from their possession.
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All three suspects were arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail on charges of grand theft and conspiracy to commit a crime, police said.
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