{"id":191101,"date":"2026-02-24T06:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/191101\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T06:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:57:16","slug":"woman-arrested-for-allegedly-shoplifting-at-san-mateo-lululemon-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/191101\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman arrested for allegedly shoplifting at San Mateo Lululemon store"},"content":{"rendered":"

A San Francisco woman was arrested after allegedly shoplifting more than $1,500 in merchandise from a San Mateo Lululemon store, police said.<\/p>\n

The San Mateo Police Department said in a press release<\/a> that officers responded Sunday afternoon to the Lululemon store at the Hillsdale Shopping Center to a report of a shoplifting that had just occurred at the store. The officers obtained a suspect description and began a search of the immediate area.<\/p>\n

Police said officers detained a woman who matched the description, and she was identified as 46-year-old San Francisco resident Nicole Root. Officers recovered $1,736 in Lululemon merchandise, along with an illegal switchblade knife and drug paraphernalia, according to police.<\/p>\n

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A police officer escorts a woman in handcuffs after her arrest for allegedly shoplifting at the Lululemon store in the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, Feb. 22, 2026.<\/p>\n

San Mateo Police Department<\/p>\n

Root was arrested and taken to the San Mateo County Jail in Redwood City on charges of second-degree burglary, possession of an illegal switchblade, and possession of unlawful paraphernalia.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her arraignment was scheduled for Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

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