He stole almost $7,000 in items from Merced Costco. Cops want help finding him

Merced police are looking for help to identify a man they say stole $6,999.90 worth of merchandise from Costco, officers said Tuesday.

The man was caught in a surveillance photo released by police late Tuesday.

Merced police ask anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Merced Police Department at 209-385-6912, or the Merced Police Department Tipster Line at 209-385-4725. The public can send information via anonymous text messages to police department by dialing “TIP411” (847411) and including the word “Comvip” as the “keyword” in the text message.

This story was originally published January 23, 2018 at 6:58 PM with the headline "He stole almost $7,000 in items from Merced Costco. Cops want help finding him."