(KRON) – A man with more than $40,000 worth of warrants was arrested for stealing at a Colma store, according to the Colma Police Department.  Colma police officers responded to the 5000 block of Junipero Serra Boulevard for the report of a theft at 8:16 p.m. on Thursday.  Police were informed that a man stole multiple backpacks and was attempting to leave the store. The suspect, later identified as 45-year-old Alex Anderson, was contacted by the responding officers and decided to drop the stolen merchandise and flee the scene.  Colma PD said Anderson fled eastbound through multiple businesses on Serramonte Boulevard causing the officers to lose sight of him. 100+ cases of baby formula recovered from Vallejo woman after fraud EBT user arrested: sheriff Photo: Colma PD The department was assisted by the Daly City Police Department, South San Francisco Police Department and the Broadmoor Police Department to locate Anderson. He was found hiding in the tree line between a business and a cemetery and was subsequently detained.  Anderson was found to have a no-bail felony warrant, two $20,000 misdemeanor warrants, and a $5,000 misdemeanor warrant for his arrest from multiple out-of-county agencies, police said. Authorities said they also found drug paraphernalia while searching Anderson.   Colma PD said Anderson shoplifted approximately $382.77 worth of merchandise. Anderson, who is an unhoused individual, was arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail for suspicion of shoplifting, resisting a police officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and his warrants.