San Jose man arrested in connection with shoplifting

SAN JOSE – Authorities say a man in his 40s was arrested last week on suspicion of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of goods from San Jose businesses over the past eight months.

Since March, the San Jose Police Department’s Organized Retail Theft Detail has investigated 113 shoplifting incidents, police spokesperson Stacie Shih said in a news release.

The same suspect stole merchandise from companies including Home Depot, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Target, Shih said.

On October 28, police arrested the man and booked him into the Santa Clara County Jail on charges of grand theft.

The research was funded by an $8.4 million grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections.

In a statement, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan thanked the shoplifting department for “leaning in and using the tools we have available to hold bad actors accountable.”

“Retail theft hurts our economy, imposes a theft tax on working families and makes us all feel less safe,” Mahan said. “We must give our law enforcement agencies across the state of California more tools to tackle this crisis head-on.”

Anyone with information about the cases can contact David Moody at 408-277-4166 or [email protected].