Car Thief Bags Supersize Portion of Willie McCovey Memorabilia, Allegedly

If someone tries to sell you some Stretch memorabilia, let the buyer beware.

Police are on the lookout for a man who stole a Hyundai Sonata from the parking lot of McDonald's on North California Boulevard on Monday and came away with a lot of gear in the name of legendary San Francisco Giants first baseman Willie McCovey, a baseball Hall of Famer whose name graces a popular downtown Walnut Creek restaurant. 

Police released the security photo of the man, a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, 5-foot-10, thin build, with a shaved head and goatee. On Monday when the McDonald's camera captured him, the suspect was wearing a tan button-down shirt with green pants. He carried a black backpack.

His theft netted McCovey bats and balls and a signed patch of sewn-on numbers (Stretch was no. 44), according to a Walnut Creek police news release.

The theft occurred about 7:10 a.m. Monday. The man stole a silver 2011 Hyundai Sonata with California plates 6SCC487.

Willie McCovey thumped 521 home runs in his career. You can look it up — right here.