Three Women Charged in Alleged Organized Shoplifting Spree

(KNSI) — Three women were arrested after an alleged organized shoplifting spree.

According to the criminal complaint, on September 19th, police were called to the Ulta store on Division Street for a theft complaint. The manager said three women came in and were “concealing items.” They all left the store without paying.

The women were identified in court papers as Xaviea Unique Robinson, Amaryia Lashay Robinson and Xaria Am-Unique Jackson, all of Brooklyn Park. Two of the three were found to be working together.

Police were called to Ulta again on September 30th for a shoplifting complaint, and employees said two women were “actively selecting bottles of perfume and concealing them in bags” before walking out of the store.

While officers were at Ulta on September 30th, another call came in at the Party City in the Rivertown Village Shopping Center for a theft in progress, and the suspect was accused of becoming physically aggressive with the staff. They say Xavia Robinson pushed a cartload of merchandise out of the store without paying and, when confronted, shoved the cart at the employee. The cart dumped over, spilling the contents onto the employee and all over the ground. Robinson is accused of throwing items at employees and leaving the scene. She allegedly returned later and started digging through the spilled merchandise, looking for her phone and yelling at the workers. They say Jackson also came up and started yelling.

While an officer was trying to take Jackson into custody, she allegedly resisted, and it took the help of another officer to get her into custody. One officer suffered a minor injury to her hand.

The criminal complaint says Amariya admitted the three came from the Twin Cities and stole items from the Albertville Outlet Mall before coming to St. Cloud to steal. She told police the stolen items were in her vehicle.

The total from the thefts in St. Cloud was over $6,200.

They are all charged with felony theft. Robinson is also charged with obstruction for allegedly fighting with the officers.

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