The Safeway manager told authorities that an employee saw two men load large amounts of meat into bags and head for the exit doors, Jarosz said. The manager followed the men outside and saw them get into a getaway car, a black Toyota Prius, Jarosz said.

Two suspects were arrested after stealing more than $1,000 worth of meat from a Safeway in Cupertino, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office (SCCSO) said Sunday in a social media post. The theft happened last week at the Safeway on 20620 W Homestead Road.

In what the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is calling a “rare" case, a couple of thieves stole over $1,000 worth of meat from a Cupertino Safeway on Homestead Road.

Two people were arrested after a heist at a South Bay grocery store in which more than $1,000 in meat was stolen over the New Year's holiday, deputies said.