This Orange County shoplifting suspect may need a better hiding spot next time, as she was quickly caught in the trunk of a car by police with allegedly stolen goods on Wednesday.
According to the Irvine Police Department, officers were alerted to a shoplifting incident at the Sephora located in the Irvine Spectrum Center on Wednesday.
Officers had trouble locating the woman, who allegedly walked out of the beauty-product store with stolen items, until a citizen pointed the police in the direction of a Tesla.
After several knocks and announcements, officers opened the trunk of the white Tesla. Inside, they found a woman alongside $600 of stolen Sephora products and $250 of stolen Lululemon goods.
Identified later as Emely Yanagida, 35 of San Marcos, the woman was arrested on suspicion of possessing burglary tools, resisting arrest and shoplifting.