(Michigan City, IN) – A suspected member of a shoplifting ring targeting Kohl’s retail stores in Chicagoland and Michigan City has been caught, and is being held in the La Porte County Jail.
Andy J. Silva-Guedez, 30, of Chicago, is charged in La Porte Superior Court 4 with theft, and organized theft, both Level 6 felonies. Court documents allege Guedez and four other individuals went into Kohl’s at Dunes Plaza in Michigan City on July 4 to steal several items. Three suitcases were taken off shelves and stuffed with men’s, women’s, and children’s athletic shoes. Athletic shoes were also placed into backpacks worn by two of the individuals when they entered the store.
Police said the suspects ran into two store employees while trying to leave, knocking one of them to the ground. They fled in two separate vehicles…