Four women were arrested after allegedly stealing $3,200 in merchandise from various stores in Bloomfield Township.
The Bloomfield Township Police Department was dispatched to Ulta Beauty, 2161 S. Telegraph Road, for a retail fraud in progress at approximately 3 p.m. Oct. 23.
A witness reported that three female suspects had filled Ulta bags with perfume and other merchandise and fled the store without paying. The women then entered a Chrysler 200 with an Ohio plate driven by a fourth suspect.
Officers located the vehicle and made a traffic stop, identifying the driver as Dajuandolyn Ramey, 19. The three passengers were identified as Kahshyrah Winters, 21; Ja’Mee Hoskins, 26; and Gloria Nelson, 27. All four suspects were coming from Toledo, Ohio.
Officers observed Ulta bags and merchandise in the vehicle and placed all four suspects under arrest. Police impounded the vehicle, obtained a search warrant for it, and recovered merchandise from Bloomfield Township’s Ulta Beauty, TJ Maxx, and Bath & Body Works. Detectives also recovered merchandise from a Dick’s Sporting Goods outside of the township. Stolen merchandise recovered from the stores totaled over $3,200.
The women were arraigned Oct. 25 in 48th District Court. Ramey, Winters, Hoskins and Nelson were charged with first-degree retail fraud; Ramey and Winters were charged with third-degree retail fraud; and Ramey was charged with driving while license suspended.
Ramey received a $35,000 cash or surety bond, while Winters, Nelson and Hoskins were given $50,000 cash or surety bonds. None of the women had attorneys on file at press time.