2 suspected thieves arrested after fleeing near cemetery: PD
Jan 26, 2025
(KRON) – Two police agencies collaborated to locate retail theft suspects who fled through a cemetery, according to the Colma Police Department.
At 2:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Colma police officers were alerted of a retail theft in the Metro Mall Shopping Center. Upon arrival, officers were told that two men had stolen multiple items and then fled on foot. Police were also provided a photo of one of the suspects.
Colma PD said officers found both suspects walking northbound in the 3600 block of Junipero Serra Boulevard. As police tried to contact them, the suspects fled near a cemetery.
Photo: Colma PD
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The South San Francisco Police Department assisted Colma PD in the search for the two individuals. An SSFPD officer located one of the suspects running northbound in the 1100 block of El Camino Real and a foot pursuit ensued, and the suspect was detained.
Colma PD said the suspects stole $3,781.00 worth of merchandise from the store.
The suspects were identified as 26-year-old Oakland resident Christon Lewis and 21-year-old Sacramento resident Jaesean Patton.
Lewis was arrested for grand theft and resisting a police officer. Patton was arrested for organized retail theft. Both were booked into the San Mateo County Jail.