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.
The suspects haven’t been charged in Alexandria.
Spivey posted bond, was released, and did not appear in court in June. She was charged with multiple counts of felony theft over $1,500 but less than $25,000, and a bench warrant has been issued against her, according to court records. Her alleged accomplices were all found guilty. Herndon was sentenced to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay $3,118 in restitution; Shawn Stewart was sentenced to one year of probation, and Tanaysia Stewart was sentenced to 90 days.
