Running Away After Getting Caught Shoplifting

My question involves criminal law for the state of: California
I was stupid and shoplifted 23$ worth of alcohol from a Safeway. The store manager approached me as I exited the store and outside he told me I could pay for the goods. Panicking I ran and I could hear LP chasing me. He continued to chase me until I was a block away from the Safeway then he gave up and shouted "I'm calling the police"
What makes me paranoid is that I used an atm the same day I shoplifted so I was wondering if they can track me down with that information. I regret my actions I haven't been able to eat or sleep lately because I've been so afraid of this outcome please any advice would help I was 17 at the time and have now turned 18

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Quoting gettingbackontrack

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What makes me paranoid is that I used an atm the same day I shoplifted so I was wondering if they can track me down with that information. I regret my actions I haven't been able to eat or sleep lately because I've been so afraid of this outcome please any advice would help I was 17 at the time and have now turned 18

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It’s not possible to say with any degree of confidence what the chances are that they have enough information from whatever sources to track you down and charge you with the offense. If it has been much longer than a month and nothing has been done yet the I’d say it’s unlikely something will come of it now. But there are no guarantees on that. Note, too, that possession of alcohol by someone under age 21 would have been another additional charge in your case. You might want to avoid going back to that Safeway.

Now that you are an adult, should you shoplift and get caught, the consequences will be worse. In addition to whatever punishment the court imposes, you’d have the problems that come with a criminal record for theft. Chief among these is that few employers want to hire people with theft convictions because they don't want to risk that the person would steal from them, too. Read through the prior posts in this thread to get a good idea of how much damage you can do to yourself. And all that over just $23 of stuff. If you’re smart, you won’t repeat this mistake.