Police are searching for a California mother who allegedly told her 11-year-old daughter to “fight and run” when a retail store’s security guards accused her of shoplifting.
Rosalina Medina, 34, fled with an infant but left the other child behind and never came back, according to a police report. The incident occurred Tuesday, Nov. 24 at a Target store in Daly City — just south of San Francisco.
Police report that guards saw Medina, who lives in Oakland, and her 11-year-old daughter filling a shopping bag with store items.
During the confrontation, Medina told officers they couldn’t arrest her 11-year-old. She then ordered her child to lash out when authorities ignored the claim and attempted to detain her. That’s when the girl bit a guard’s shoulder and Medina fled.
She did not return for the child. Police say she is still at large.
The girl was placed into child protective services.
“If you have any information on her whereabouts, please call the Daly City Police Department at (650) 991-8119 or our anonymous tip line at (650) 873-AIMS,” police stated Friday. “Refer to case # 15010175.”
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