Tainted juice at SJ Starbucks - arrest
A woman was arrested Monday for allegedly trying to sneak bottles of orange juice tainted with rubbing alcohol into a display case at a Starbucks coffee shop in San Jose, police said.
Ramineh Behbehanian, 50, walked into the coffee shop on the 6000 block of Snell Avenue about 3:45 p.m. and was seen by a customer removing two bottles of orange juice from a bag and then placing them on a shelf with other refrigerated items, police said.
As the customer notified employees about the suspicious behavior, the suspect fled, authorities said.
Employees examined the bottles and noticed a "toxic smell to them," police said.
San Jose firefighters who responded determined the bottles contained a mixture of orange juice and isopropyl alcohol, or rubbing alcohol, police said.
Officers tracked down the suspect at 8:30 p.m. at her home on Chambertin Drive in San Jose with the help of a Starbucks employee who had jotted down her license plate number.
Police said they believe Behbehanian acted alone but her motive was unclear.
No one drank the juice, authorities said.
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