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San Luis Obispo officers seek help identifying alleged thieves

February 15, 2026

By KAREN VELIE

The San Luis Obispo Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a pair of thieves who allegedly stole a purse from a 74-year-old woman who was shopping at Trader Joe’s on Feb. 6.

The thieves then headed to Best Buy and Dollar Tree on Madonna Road where they used the stolen credit cards to purchase items. Including the merchandise purchased online, the thieves spent $5,062 on the victim’s credit card.

The two suspects were seen using the stolen credit cards immediately after the theft occurred.

One of the suspects is a heavyset Hispanic man wearing a cap. The second suspect is a younger and thinner Hispanic man who was also wearing a cap.

Investigators are asking anyone who can help identify the thieves to call Officer McLean at (805) 594-8066 and reference case 260206073.

This type of two-person theft scheme is on the rise in San Luis Obispo County.

 


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When credit card thieves are ordering items online, why doesn’t anyone investigate where the items are shipped to? Maybe that’s a dumb question, but I’ve always wondered.


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KSBY did not describe the criminals like Cal Coast News. Why not?


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Whichever store these photos are from needs to shop for new cameras. This looks like 80’s technology. These Biden Bro’s deserve a better look.


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Build the wall.


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Why not just check police records, the likely hood is this person has already been arrested and was just released to commit another crime.


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Great idea! You should share that idea with Officer McLean. Make sure to include their names!!


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I’d bet my life savings that they here illegally!!!!


Just a couple dudes here in the U.S trying to make a better life for themselves, right libtards!!!!!


I can see the left leaning legacy media’s headline: “A California Man” and his buddy” mistakenly took an elder lady’s purse from a local Trader Joe’s. Followed by Eric Swalwell taking field trip to SLO county jail to have a White Claw with this time individual and his buddy!!!!


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Brown = illegal. Got it. That doesn’t sound racists at all. You do realize the rate of crimes committed by U.S. citizens on a per capita basis is much higher than the rate of crimes committed by anyone not here legally, right? You can verify that with Border Patrol, DOJ, and the National Policing Institute. So, statistically-speaking, I’d be safer with an “illegal alien” than with you.


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The saying goes:

If it looks like a dog and barks like a dog, well…..It’s probably a dog!!!!


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They’re not “suspects”. They did it.


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So much for innocent until proven guilty.


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If you can see them doing “it”…. then they DID “it”. They are unnamed at this point so they are not “suspects”…. the whole world can see they are the thieves. Now let’s hear their names…. then they are the “named suspects” and get to go to trial. Hopefully found guilty and then thrown out of the country.


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