Gaithersburg City Police officers arrested four suspects from Washington, D.C. who are believed to be involved in an organized retail theft ring.
Mone Herndon, 26, Shawn Stewart, 26, Precious Spivey, 18, and a 17-year-old were arrested and charged with felony theft and other charges.
Police detectives, in collaboration with Lululemon, have been working inside and around the business to address recent felony theft related
incidents.
On Feb. 19, at 2:15 p.m., Gaithersburg detectives were at the Lululemon in the 100 block of Crown Park Avenue working a retail theft detail when they observed four females enter the business, split up and bearhug multiple items. The four suspects then made their way to the door without paying.
According to police, one suspect was apprehended at the door, and the three others fled on foot. After a brief foot pursuit, the three other suspects were apprehended in the area of the Harris Teeter in the 300 block of Copley Place.
The four suspects stole over $10,000 worth of items from the business, according to police.
During an investigation, police learned that the four suspects had also committed a felony theft over $1,500 at the Bath & Body Works in Germantown.
The four suspects are also being charged with retail thefts that occurred earlier this year at the Lululemon, along with a theft at the Lenscrafters located in the unit block of Grand Corner Avenue in Gaithersburg.
Herndon, Stewart, and Spivey were transported to the Montgomery County Detention Center and the 17-year-old was released to their parents.
