Video shows shoplifting suspect try to hide from police in trunk of Tesla in California

IRVINE, Calif. -- Police played a spot of peek-a-boo with a shoplifting fishy successful Irvine, California.

Emely Yanagida, 35, allegedly stole from the Sephora and Lululemon stores astatine the Irvine Spectrum Center connected Wednesday. When a nonaccomplishment prevention subordinate tried to halt her, constabulary accidental she kept walking and made her mode retired to the parking lot.

"An fantabulous national told the officers they observed the fishy participate a achromatic Tesla," constabulary said successful a statement.

But Yanagida didn't conscionable "enter" the Tesla - she got wrong the trunk! Video of the bizarre brushwood was posted connected the Irvine Police Department's Instagram.

In the video, you tin perceive an serviceman inquire Yanagida, "Why are you hiding successful your trunk?"

She replied, "Because I'm scared."

"Of what?" the serviceman asks.

"Because you conscionable came aft me," she replied.

"For what?"

"For accusing maine of taking something."

The serviceman past began to look done her purse, pulling retired respective covering items and what appeared to beryllium quality products.

"What astir this Lululemon stuff?" the serviceman asked.

"I came successful with that."

According to police, $600 worthy of items from Sephora and $250 worthy of Lululemon items were found. Yanagida was arrested for possessing burglary tools, resisting arrest, and shoplifting.