20-year-old Geonnie Rucker attempted to steal from the White Bridge Pike Target on July 28th. The police report stated that Lydia Wheeler, a Target Loss Prevention agent, observed Rucker enter the establishment and gather several items. Wheeler then observed Rucker go to the self-checkout, where she scanned a few items before trying to flee the location. However, the loss prevention staff stopped Rucker before she could leave. The loss prevention staff discovered she had $357.73 worth of merchandise not paid for. Rucker was then cited for the incident that day. Rucker was later booked on the citation of theft on August 12th.
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Metro Nashville Special Ed. Teacher Anna Santaniello steals $202 worth of merchandise from multiple Target stores
29-year-old Anna Santaniello, a Special Ed. teacher at Charlotte Park Elementary School in Nashville, TN, was seen shoplifting at the Target stores on White Bridge Pike and Charlotte Pike five times between January 3rd and February 21st. The stores provided law enforcement with surveillance footage of the incidents showing Santaniello not scanning items at self-checkout. On January 3rd, Santaniello was seen leaving without scanning $11.59 of merchandise. On January 7th, Santaniello left without paying for $20.99 of merchandise. On February 13th, Santaniello was seen leaving the store without paying $21.97 for merchandise. Finally, on February 21st, Santaniello failed to pay for $35 worth of merchandise. The thefts resulted in $139.55 of merchandise stolen from both Target stores. Officers identified Santaniello from the guest services reward number she entered at checkout. Her account belonged to her mother, so officers found her Facebook and driver’s license. Officers then used security footage and the newly discovered information to identify her for the crimes. Santaniello was taken into custody and charged with theft of property.
On August 14th, Officers were dispatched to the Target on White Bridge Pike for another shoplifting incident involving Santaniello. When officers arrived and spoke with a loss prevention employee, he informed them that Santaniello was caught stealing $63 worth of school supplies. The employee provided officers with a video of Santaniello attempting to leave the store with the items she didn’t pay for. After being Mirandized, Santaniello confessed that she intended to steal all the items, so she was taken into custody and charged with theft of property on August 14th.
Malcolm Finlay steals $347 worth of merchandise from Target
28-year-old Malcolm Antonio Finlay tried stealing from Target on White Bridge Pike on June 23rd. Target Loss Prevention Agent Lydia Rose Wheeler detained him and called 911. Wheeler stated that Finlay entered the store on multiple occasions and took merchandise without paying for it. Officers were provided footage of the thefts and discovered the stolen items totaled $347.85. He was then cited for the incident that day. Finlay was later booked on the theft citation on July 15th.
Ripley Torbett, serial Target shoplifter, caught after two-month streak
24-year-old Ripley Grace Torbett stole merchandise from multiple Target locations between October and December 2023. On October 29th, at the Target on Old Hickory Boulevard, there is video footage showing Torbett taking a $149.99 Little Tikes Toy, a $549.99 Elvie Breast Pump, and a third unknown item up to the self-checkout and scanning them as $2.39 Himalayan Sea Salt. Then, she completed the transaction for the sea salt and left with the other three items, which she did not scan or pay for. The total value of the stolen items was $699.98. On November 8th, at the Target on Lebanon Pike, there is footage showing Torbett gathering $572 worth of merchandise before taking them to the self-checkout, scanning two items that were worth $1 each, and leaving without scanning or paying for the other two, increasing the total of items she stole from Target to $1,271.98. On December 6th, at Target on Charlotte Pike, there is video footage of Torbett going to the self-checkout pretending to ring up merchandise by waving the scanner over multiple items in her cart. She then used an EBT card to pay for $9.56 worth of grocery items but not for the other items, which totaled $607.71, and then left. Lydia Wheeler, a loss prevention employee for Target, submitted this shoplifting report to detectives with an identification sheet from the Murfreesboro Police Department. After reviewing the provided evidence, detectives were able to identify Torbett and she was taken into custody for two counts of theft on March 6th.