Redding-based shoplifting suspect arrested at San Mateo Target

Two people suspected of stealing more than $1,100 worth of Target merchandise were arrested Thursday in San Mateo, police said.

On Thursday evening, San Mateo police received a call claiming that a theft had just occurred at the Target store in the Bridgepointe Shopping Center.

A Target employee told police that two suspects stole items and ran out of the store and across the parking lot toward Bridgepointe Parkway, police said.

Officers arrived and after several minutes of searching, officers found and arrested two suspects in the 2200 block of Bridgepointe Parkway, police said.

Investigators believe the two stole approximately $1,100 worth of items from Target, all of which were returned to the store by police.

The suspects, a 31-year-old and a 38-year-old, both from Redding, were arrested and taken to the San Mateo County Jail.

According to police, the 31-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft, second-degree burglary and possession of a controlled substance.

The 38-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft and second-degree burglary, police said.