Mom and Dad’s Jaw-Dropping Idea for Family Day Out Ends With Handcuffs and Jail
Sonya Gugliara, Daily Mail, April 22, 2025
A California family landed themselves in handcuffs after deciding to go on a Target shoplifting spree, police say.
On the night of April 16, a couple and their teenage son were caught on security cameras robbing a Target in Upland, California, according to the Upland Police Department (UPD).
A shocking footage compilation shared by the department showed the family dispersing themselves throughout the store – snatching electronics, clothing and jewelry before they fled without paying.
As they entered, the mother and son were seen hopping on electric mobility shopping carts to ride around Target and have their pick at what to take.
Police received a call about a theft in progress, but the alleged culprits managed to leave the store before police could intervene.
Video showed the moment the son cruised through the exit on an electric shopping cart as his father strolled next to him.
His mother was then seen scurrying out after them, carrying several gray shopping bags jammed with unpaid-for items.
But an officer saw the suspects frantically driving their white SUV through a residential neighborhood – making sudden turns to try and dodge the police.
When the cop car finally caught up with the vehicle, the teen leaped out, as his parents allegedly told him to do, and sprinted away with some of the stolen merchandise.
He attempted to escape authorities by running through someone’s backyard, which only sparked greater efforts to track him down.
‘We don’t take someone running from us lightly, so a number of officers responded to the area, including our K9 and assistance from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department,’ the UPD wrote.
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The teenager was soon track down and joined his parents in handcuffs, as the UPD posted on Facebook, and the getaway car was towed.
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[Editor’s Note: Here is footage of the thieves.]
