Surveillance videos show a retail theft suspect — carrying a bag stuffed full of stolen clothing — was abandoned by his getaway driver earlier this week in the parking lot of an Upland shopping center, police said.
Officers responded about 9:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a theft in progress at the Colonies Crossroads on Campus Avenue, just south of the 210 Freeway, according to the Upland Police Department.
“As officers arrived, the suspect exited through an emergency exit with a bag of loot and ran towards a waiting car,” police said in a statement. “The getaway car saw the police car and bailed on their partner.”
Authorities released footage from inside a store that allegedly shows the suspect calmly removing Nike boxes and stacks of denim jeans from shelves and placing them inside a large plastic bag.
Outside of the store, surveillance video appears to show the same person carrying the bag and running toward a white sedan. The vehicle’s driver-side rear door is open, but the person behind the wheel drives away before the suspect reaches the car.