Arrest made in string of thefts from San Mateo clothing store

Police said $5,600 worth of merchandise was stolen in the most recent incident.

SAN MATEO – Authorities on Monday arrested a 24-year-old Daly City man in connection with a string of thefts from the Lululemon store at the Hillsdale Shopping Center.

The most recent incident happened just before 8 p.m. Monday. A man entered the store, filled a bag with merchandise and left without paying, the San Mateo Police Department said in a news release.

Employees told police the same man had stolen from the store seven other times since February.

Officers found the man two blocks from the store and detained him. Police said he had a bag filled with $5,600 worth of stolen clothing, which was later returned to the store.

The man was arrested and booked into San Mateo County jail on charges of second-degree burglary and organized retail theft.