CONCORD — Two people suspected in a theft at a beauty store in the Willows Shopping Center were arrested Wednesday, police said.
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Officers recovered the stolen merchandise that police said the duo took from the Ultra Beauty store the mall located in the 1900 block of Diamond Boulevard. The theft happened about 3 p.m.
In a statement, police said the two people reportedly entered the store and began grabbing many fragrances. The two then fled the store and drove from the area in a silver sedan, police said.
Officers later found the two suspects after they had exited the vehice, police said. The officers located them at Thunderbird Drive and Cardinal Drive.
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Police said officers detained one of the two suspects immediately. The other jumped a fence into a backyard and was arrested after being found during a yard-to-yard search by officers, police said.
Police did not identify the two, and it was unclear whether they remained in custody Thursday morning.
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