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Booster Vanessa Almendarez steals $1,559 worth of merchandise from Target

E.Z Emerson

28-year-old Booster Vanessa Almendarez shoplifted multiple times at Target on Lebanon Pike from July 10th, 2023, to November 28th, 2023. The establishment’s loss prevention agent, Thomas Wahl, observed her stealing on camera several times. During these incidents, she would select items, scan a few at the self-checkout, pay for those, and exit the store with everything, including the unscanned items in her cart, before leaving in her red Ford Focus. On October 18th, 2023, a warrant was issued for her arrest regarding the $1,493.62 worth of stolen merchandise.

Then, on November 28th, 2023, Wahl caught Almendarez after she paid for hand towels at self-checkout and left with $66 of items she did not pay for. She complied with Wahl and went to Target’s loss prevention office but was released before officers arrived. An additional warrant was issued for her arrest on December 5th, 2023. Almendarez was taken into custody for two counts of theft on June 14th, 2024.

Robert Hill totals a car by beating it with a brick & mop handle

Brodie Martin

46-year-old Robert Hill was involved in an altercation with Thomas Reid at Charles E Davis Blvd on March 27th. Officers arrived and spoke with Reid, who stated that when he and Hill got into an argument, Hill chased him around his car and into the street. Law enforcement was provided surveillance footage of the incident. With that, they observed Hill smashing Reid’s windows and damaging the vehicle with a brick and a mop handle. Hill was also seen entering Reid’s car through the window, grabbing the keys, and throwing them into the street. After doing so, Hill was seen pulling out a box that contained a crock pot and throwing it to the ground. Reid later informed law enforcement that the damage to his vehicle was deemed totaled by his insurance company. Reid’s car was valued at $27,099.05. After being identified by Reid in a photo lineup, Robert Hill was taken into custody and charged with vehicular burglary and vandalism.

Alteisha Cole tries to finesse self-checkout at Target on Lebanon Pike #finesse2times

E.Z Emerson

31-year-old Alteisha Trenee Cole stole merchandise from Target on Lebanon Pike in the early hours of February 22nd. Surveillance shows Cole selecting items, placing them in the cart, going to self-checkout, and starting a transaction. During checkout, she entered her membership into the system before scanning two notebooks and two jockey girl clothing items, totaling $33.38, which she paid for while bypassing eight additional clothing items, totaling $132. After this, she left in a black Jeep Wrangler.

On March 5th, she was seen on camera entering the same Target, grabbing merchandise, and going to self-checkout. During the transaction, she scanned and paid for ten items while bypassing twenty-five, totaling $824.97. She then scanned her member ID under “Alteishia Cole” and left the location. On March 13th, warrants were issued for her arrest. Cole was taken into custody for two counts of theft on April 2nd.