News Reporter

Ezra Wallach

Court records obtained by The Standard allege that juveniles, including the suspect's son, were not only accomplices but perpetrators.

The employee and shoplifting suspect were both arrested after the incident outside the Castro pharmacy.

"Organized retail theft is a major driver of crime and public safety concern for our neighborhoods and businesses," Jenkins said.

The city has lost nearly 40% of its licensed outlets in the last decade, leaving seniors and others in the lurch.

The closures include theft hot spots and the Market Street location where a security guard fatally shot an alleged shoplifter in 2023.