3 arrested after theft from Brea Walmart leads to pursuit to West Covina

A police pursuit Wednesday evening led to the arrest of three individuals suspected of stealing over $900 of retail merchandise from a Walmart in Brea.

Brea police officers responded to a grand theft report at a Walmart on the 2500 block of East Imperial Highway, at Kraemer Boulevard, at 5:23 p.m., where four suspects had stolen multiple cartloads of merchandise. Police located the suspects’ vehicle on the 57 Freeway and engaged in a pursuit into Diamond Bar, said Lt. Chris Haddad.

California Highway Patrol officers took over the pursuit, and the suspects eventually bailed on foot in a West Covina neighborhood. Three out of the four suspects had been arrested as of Wednesday evening, according to Haddad.