Four women arrested and charged with shoplifting in Maryland have been linked to the theft of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from a Lululemon store in Old Town.
On Feb. 19, the Gaithersburg Police Department arrested Precious Spivey, 18, Mone Herndon, 27, Shawn Stewart, 27, and Tanaysia Stewart, 18, all of Washington, D.C., for stealing more than $10,000 in merchandise from Bath & Body Works in Germantown and a LensCrafters and Lululemon store in Gaithersburg. The department said the group was engaged in an “organized retail theft ring.”
Ten days before the arrest, on Feb. 9, the theft of $3,500 in merchandise from the Lululemon store at 700 King Street was reported to the Alexandria Police Department. After the suspects were arrested in Maryland, APD reviewed video surveillance of the incident and checked the seized merchandise. Three pairs of white “Zeroed In” pants were then found to have been stolen from the Alexandria shop, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit…