Woman arrested in retail theft investigation spanning Alamance and Guilford counties

BURLINGTON, N.C. — A Burlington woman faces multiple charges after police say she was linked to a series of retail thefts across Alamance and Guilford counties and arrested inside a local store over the weekend, police said.

The Burlington Police Department began investigating several larcenies at city businesses in August 2025 and identified Shanna Monica Gandy, 43, as a suspect with outstanding warrants in multiple jurisdictions.

On May 2, 2026, officers with the department’s Aerial Reconnaissance and Tactical Intelligence Center located Gandy near University Drive and arrested her inside a TJ Maxx store, police said. A K-9 unit later alerted to her vehicle, where officers found cocaine and stolen retail items, according to police…

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