Daly City Shoplifting Suspect Who Left Daughter Behind Arrested

DALY CITY (CBS SF) -- A suspected shoplifter who left her 11-year-old daughter behind as she fled from a Daly City Target store last week has been arrested, according to police.

Oakland resident Rosalina Medina, 34, had fled with an infant daughter after being confronted by security guards who allegedly saw her and her older daughter concealing items in a shopping bag.

Daly City Police said Medina and her infant were found at a Denny's restaurant in Oakland Thursday. Medina was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment, buying or receiving a stolen vehicle and equipment, being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession of ammunition. She also had outstanding warrants from outside the county, according to officials at the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City.

Two other people with her, 26-year-old Pacifica resident Marques Lewis and 27-year-old Oakland resident Angelica Reed-Medina, were also arrested, police said.

Lewis was arrested for resisting arrest, possession of a loaded gun and outstanding warrants, while Reed-Medina was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, according to police.

All three suspects have been booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility, police said.

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