13-Year-Old Girls Say Their Lemonade Stand Was Robbed

RANCHO CUCAMONGA (CBSLA.com) — An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the theft of profits from a lemonade stand in Rancho Cucamonga.

The stand had been setup by Julie Jacobs and Chase Anderson and was situated in a shady spot just across the street from a school and at a busy intersection.

It was there the girls say the suspect had stopped by the table, first posing as a customer.

"We were just sitting down talking to each other, and he asked us for a cup of lemonade," said Jacobs.

The girls explain that they gave the man a free cup of lemonade after they say he told them he had lost his money.

Then, Jacobs says: "He just ran back and kind of pushed the table towards us and took the money and just kept running."

"We got up and started screaming, 'Come back!' And then this lady came by and she called the police," Anderson said.

That's when a brother of one of the girls, Keiran Anderson, and his buddy swooped into action.

"We saw the dude with my sister's box and just ran after him," he said.

Authorities raced to the scene and arrested the suspect identified by Rancho Cucamonga police as Santini Tate of Riverside on suspicion of strong-arm robbery, according to a news release.

The girls got back their cash box and money they earned in profits.

"My kid, my home, my neighborhood. I'm just wanting him to be dealt with his karma," said Jenny Paige, mother of one of the girls.