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# Thieves steal $13,000 in goods from Berkeley Sephora
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/04/02/crime/berkeley-sephora-13000-dollar-theft/
- Published: 2024-04-02T20:00:06.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-02T20:00:06.000Z
- Description: Police spotted the getaway car but could not chase it because of BPD's vehicle pursuit policy.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: Crime, Northwest Berkeley, BPD, #articles

A trio hit the Berkeley Sephora on Fourth Street over the weekend, stealing $13,000 in products from the beauty shop, authorities report.

On Saturday, two men and a woman went into Sephora, at 1785 Fourth St., and took the items around 11:15 a.m., [Berkeley police](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-police-department/) said in response to a Scanner inquiry.

The group got into a blue sedan and fled north on Fourth Street, BPD said.

A Berkeley police sergeant on patrol who happened to be working nearby tried to stop the car, police said.

The driver "failed to yield and fled from the officer at a high rate of speed," BPD said. 

The sergeant did not pursue the car because [BPD's pursuit policy](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PFWDluJR58wKzOnbDAxb%5FrPskoLB0lhR/view?ref=berkeleyscanner.com) does not allow officers to chase property crime suspects.

The investigation is ongoing.

[Berkeley police go undercover to target store burglariesWith property crime on the rise in recent years, the Berkeley Police Department has been doing more proactive work to curtail the trend.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/size/w256h256/format/jpeg/2022/09/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/2024/03/berkeley-shoplifting-op-BI6A9797-1.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/29/crime/berkeley-police-undercover-commercial-burglaries-retail-theft/)

[Property crime was up about 10%](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/03/19/policing/berkeley-crime-report-2023-city-council/) in Berkeley last year, with commercial burglaries alone seeing a 32% increase, according to BPD's annual crime report.

Last year, BPD publicized three Sephora thefts (among many others): a [$2,000 take in January](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/02/01/arrests/berkeley-sephora-fourth-street-retail-theft/); an [arrest in April](https://www.facebook.com/BerkeleyPoliceDepartment/posts/pfbid036oNTTXQfNHAqi8UjwuCvKgGaNGPtGAmcUFx6U7KiKBAMoKUs754RR8eGisbRgJmVl?%5F%5Fcft%5F%5F[0]=AZUH73tUtEfiBiCR%5FEREbuXHZFzTINC025zBXwd-hVunVgti9p298pGHZQKVFxHWYiDx78btXolNK33mkcLU6yJqZRzyRNqT8uyY8IJuUJuF6pohwUPfqz8KfUsyyj7WT-BTCuYzOzeEEx4nDksrtrLFcN-FIUxkmN4KmDGM59I4eLnwL8ywhyO-l4scJ3g09aE&%5F%5Ftn%5F%5F=%2CO%2CP-R); and a [$4,000 theft](https://www.facebook.com/BerkeleyPoliceDepartment/posts/pfbid02bAJ4AZmMjsNkdPAaQJejb4rVbs6RMfBwrMvknKXuZzrBR7Qv49DRrPXrUt2ecDarl?%5F%5Fcft%5F%5F[0]=AZXwVsGZQcoU5KKYjguDPmYHsmt3wWxSOO2rIoLmSXOaYTXadBTL6hBgqQt7P84e4s7NDXlTtNKKPgmovHY%5F1F5cIeK8IIMyxYgmwI3OxE60x3-TT0w-sz0lIodolHYAZ8b7z2N1JlIbAgSbPzFVTEEG5QaeDfBmCIuMxIPFtRu0fTA3ixzpl8xWqL1JDjkcZ9E&%5F%5Ftn%5F%5F=%2CO%2CP-R) in November.

Police have said that commercial burglaries on Fourth Street began to rise after BPD [stopped putting officers outside the Apple Store](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2022/12/21/crime/berkeley-apple-store-thieves-steal-iphones/) and North Face Outlet in 2022 — a result of BPD's ongoing staffing crunch, with officer staffing stuck at [historic lows](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2022/12/13/policing/berkeley-police-severe-staffing-crisis/) in recent years.

The combination of high-end goods and easy freeway access have made the area attractive to thieves.

In addition to Sephora, the [North Face Outlet](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/02/27/crime/berkeley-north-face-19000-theft/), the [Apple Store](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/berkeley-apple-store-thefts/) and [Lululemon](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2024/02/02/arrests/berkeley-lululemon-teenagers-arrested-18000-theft/) have all been regular targets.

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