Texas police arrest 9 suspects allegedly involved in 4 cases near suburban mall in shoplifting blitz operation

Police in Austin, Texas, arrested nine suspects allegedly involved in four theft cases at Target, Kohl’s and Lowe’s this week as part of a shoplifting blitz operation near the Lakeline Mall as holiday shopping gets underway.

In one case, four people were allegedly attempting to hide merchandise that was not paid for at Kohl’s inside an empty baby stroller. 

The suspects left the stroller behind when they were confronted by police outside the store but were quickly apprehended, the Austin Police Department said in a release.