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<div dir="auto">Police officers in San Mateo arrested eight suspects for shoplifting from the Lululemon store in Hillsdale Shopping Center.</div>
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<div dir="auto">On November 20, 2024, the Organized Retail Theft Task Force (ORTTF), comprised of police officers from the San Mateo, Daly City, and San Bruno Police Departments were deployed in <span class="html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg x1s688f" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://www.facebook.com/cityofsanmateo?__cft__[0]=AZWN-mS_Ey4MhODqHwC9ANguAenNJGB3wi8956eVIBorwI9-uKFtKKChzCpM7AXZB4tqC6rJGB4QlPLQ8nayhcbrSfWz5RRfwdNsucAAVz1hYwUXXG2PmEEdmWSiQEnBNGuon8pq3yEW2VsY7419HtsBqWYoAG-TZTaWplcN6rmV_9-CZNJXdt4o8K6JKi0lUAo&;__tn__=-]K-R"><span class="xt0psk2">The City of San Mateo</span></a></span>. The Task Force, funded by a grant, works closely with retailers and is focused on organized retail theft (ORT) occurring around shopping centers located in each of the three cities.</div>
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<div dir="auto">At 2:02p.m., the Task Force was called by Loss Prevention Agents from <span class="html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg x1s688f" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://www.facebook.com/lululemon?__cft__[0]=AZWN-mS_Ey4MhODqHwC9ANguAenNJGB3wi8956eVIBorwI9-uKFtKKChzCpM7AXZB4tqC6rJGB4QlPLQ8nayhcbrSfWz5RRfwdNsucAAVz1hYwUXXG2PmEEdmWSiQEnBNGuon8pq3yEW2VsY7419HtsBqWYoAG-TZTaWplcN6rmV_9-CZNJXdt4o8K6JKi0lUAo&;__tn__=-]K-R"><span class="xt0psk2">lululemon</span></a></span>, located at the <span class="html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg x1s688f" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://www.facebook.com/HillsdaleShoppingCenter?__cft__[0]=AZWN-mS_Ey4MhODqHwC9ANguAenNJGB3wi8956eVIBorwI9-uKFtKKChzCpM7AXZB4tqC6rJGB4QlPLQ8nayhcbrSfWz5RRfwdNsucAAVz1hYwUXXG2PmEEdmWSiQEnBNGuon8pq3yEW2VsY7419HtsBqWYoAG-TZTaWplcN6rmV_9-CZNJXdt4o8K6JKi0lUAo&;__tn__=-]K-R"><span class="xt0psk2">Hillsdale Shopping Center</span></a></span>, about a theft in progress. Officers were told there were (5) subjects inside the store working together to conceal merchandise. Officers stopped the suspects as they exited the store and all (5) suspects were safely detained. A San Bruno police officer was assigned as the lead investigator in this specific case. During the investigation officers located and recovered over $4,500 worth of stolen merchandise. Three of the suspects had felony warrants for their arrest for organized retail theft priors. All (5) suspects were arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Several hours later, at 8:05 p.m., the Task Force was alerted again to another theft in progress at lululemon – Hillsdale. Officers were told 3 subjects had entered the store carrying lululemon bags that appeared to be filled with merchandise, however, they were now inside the store concealing additional items on their person. The three suspects were safely detained once they exited the store with the unpaid merchandise. The suspects, identified as Rajanea Alexander, Dilan Kennix, and Maarqelle Reynolds, had concealed over $4,000 of stolen items. The merchandise was returned to the store. Officers also found and recovered additional stolen merchandise from different lululemon locations throughout the Bay Area. These items were in the bags brought into the store by the subjects. Alexander, Kennix, and Reynolds were all arrested for organized retail theft and burglary. All three were booked into the San Mateo County Jail.</div>
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<div dir="auto">These arrests highlight the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to combat Organized Retail Theft. Over the past year, we have emphasized training, collaboration, and technology to improve our ability to respond quickly to thefts in progress and apprehend suspects committing these crimes. San Mateo PD has invested in a Real Time Information Center (RTIC), where we now have the ability to access security cameras, deploy assets, and gather information to fight crime. This center is currently in a Beta stage but was activated as part of this ORTTF deployment in San Mateo.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Just the day prior, the (3) ORTTF agencies, along with the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office and Loss Prevention from several retailers like lululemon, <span class="html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg x1s688f" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://www.facebook.com/victoriassecret?__cft__[0]=AZWN-mS_Ey4MhODqHwC9ANguAenNJGB3wi8956eVIBorwI9-uKFtKKChzCpM7AXZB4tqC6rJGB4QlPLQ8nayhcbrSfWz5RRfwdNsucAAVz1hYwUXXG2PmEEdmWSiQEnBNGuon8pq3yEW2VsY7419HtsBqWYoAG-TZTaWplcN6rmV_9-CZNJXdt4o8K6JKi0lUAo&;__tn__=-]K-R"><span class="xt0psk2">Victoria&#8217;s Secret</span></a></span>, and <span class="html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg x1s688f" tabindex="0" role="link" href="https://www.facebook.com/target?__cft__[0]=AZWN-mS_Ey4MhODqHwC9ANguAenNJGB3wi8956eVIBorwI9-uKFtKKChzCpM7AXZB4tqC6rJGB4QlPLQ8nayhcbrSfWz5RRfwdNsucAAVz1hYwUXXG2PmEEdmWSiQEnBNGuon8pq3yEW2VsY7419HtsBqWYoAG-TZTaWplcN6rmV_9-CZNJXdt4o8K6JKi0lUAo&;__tn__=-]K-R"><span class="xt0psk2">Target</span></a></span>, provided training to county law enforcement and other asset protection specialists. They all highlighted how collaboration is working to catch these criminals in the act and after-the-fact. DA Steve Wagstaffe shared with the group, “…let word filter out to all these people across the Bay Area who are thinking let’s head down to our ATM machine in San Mateo County. We want them thinking ‘if we go down there we’re going to get caught, we’re going to get locked up, we’re going to get prosecuted.’ We hear that a million times from defendants who said I knew I shouldn’t have come to San Mateo County.”</div>
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<div dir="auto">According to Wagstaffe, ORT prosecutions have increased countywide from (36) in 2022-2023 to (113) in 2023-2024.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Rajanea Alexander, 27-year-old Stockton resident.</div>
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<div dir="auto">490.4(a)(1) PC- Organized Retail Theft, 460(b) PC- Second degree burglary, 487(a) PC- Grand Theft.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Dilan Kennix, 22-year-old Sacramento resident.</div>
<div dir="auto">CHARGES:</div>
<div dir="auto">490.4(a)(1) PC- Organized Retail Theft, 460(b) PC- Second degree burglary, 487(a) PC- Grand Theft.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Maarqelle Reynolds, 27-year-old Stockton resident.</div>
<div dir="auto">CHARGES:</div>
<div dir="auto">490.4(a)(1) PC- Organized Retail Theft, 460(b) PC- Second degree burglary, 487(a) PC- Grand Theft.</div>
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