Santa Ana police are asking for help identifying two men suspected of stealing from a shopper at a Burlington store on Bristol Street. Police say the men worked together while the woman shopped, taking cash, a cellphone and other personal items from her purse.
According to the Santa Ana Police Department, surveillance footage shows the men entering the store separately, seconds apart, and then following the woman, whose purse was on her shopping cart. The footage appears to show them signaling to each other as she browsed clothes, according to NBC Los Angeles.
Purse Raided While Woman Shopped
Police said one of the men reached into the purse and took cash, a cellphone and several other personal items while the woman looked through clothing racks.
Detectives are asking anyone who recognizes either man in the surveillance footage to contact the department. The request was reported by NBC Los Angeles.
Another Orange County Shopper Theft
A separate Irvine case involved a single male suspect, rather than a reported pair: KTLA reported that he stole a wallet from a shopper’s purse at a Home Goods store on Feb. 17 and later used the stolen credit cards to buy gift cards, flowers and water in a nearby city, according to Irvine police.
How to Report Information
Anyone with information can contact Santa Ana Detective R. Wilson by phone at 714-245-8551 or by email at [email protected], according to NBC Los Angeles.
