Woodland shoplifting suspect with $600 worth of merchandise in cart arrested
WOODLAND – A suspected shoplifter has been arrested after allegedly taking hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise from a Woodland store.
Woodland police said, Monday morning, officers were flagged down at the shopping center near Bronze Star Drive. Officers were told that someone had just stolen a lot of merchandise from a store.
The suspect, 24-year-old Woodland resident Tia Spruell, was quickly stopped by officers.
Spruell allegedly tried to ditch the cart full of stolen merchandise – about $600 worth – before being detained.
Police said Spurell was eventually arrested and has been booked into Yolo County Jail, facing shoplifting and other charges.