Teens tracked, arrested after jeans theft at Macy's

Three people conducted a grab-and-go theft, taking clothing valued at more than $800 from Macy's at Mayfair last week.

According to the Wauwatosa police report:

Two of the suspects -- a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man, both of Milwaukee -- were arrested after the getaway vehicle was tracked to a Milwaukee home. Police are looking for the third suspect.

Security guards noticed the three hovering around a table of jeans. The 18-year-old took a stack of jeans and walked away.

For some time, the other two people stayed in the area, one using his cellphone. They left the store for a bit, then returned to the table.

Suddenly, the 16-year-old grabbed the stack and ran, while the other male followed him outside. A security guard got ahold of the second male, but they struggled and a car was driving right for them, so he had to get out of the way. The teens got into the car and drove off.

A description of the vehicle and license plate led police to a Milwaukee home, where arrests were made and merchandise was recovered from the vehicle. The 18-year-old man didn't have permission to drive his mother's car. She said the car keys had gone missing, but she said she thought her son stole them.

This wasn't the first time the 16-year-old boy had gotten into trouble at the Wauwatosa mall. He had been arrested after a retail theft at Boston Store on Jan. 9.