A busy day for San Mateo police and retail theft arrests

The Brief

  • Police say the alleged thefts happened lululemon, Macy’s, The Home Depot and one case involved a stolen U-Haul
  • 5 people were arrested in connection to these thefts

SAN MATEO, Calif. Police say it was a busy day for retail crime in San Mateo on Wednesday. Suspects were arrested for thefts at lululemon, Macy’s, The Home Depot and in once instance, a U-Haul reported stolen was used.

What we know:

Officials with the San Mateo Police Department said officers were dispatched to a lululemon at the Hillsdale Shopping Center at around 11:15 a.m. That’s where a suspect, identified as Teivishon Nelson Salahudin, 30, of Reno, Nevada, and another person are alleged to have concealed $875 in merchandise to then try to return it to the store for credit. Officials said the plot involved the intent to then sell the merchandise credit card at a discounted rate.

Salahudin was arrested and charged for petty theft and for organized retail theft with intent to sell.

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