On Thursday, April 19, 2012, at approximately 3:30pm, four shoplifting suspects entered the Ulta Beauty Supply store on Polaris Parkway. The suspects, two men and two women, worked in pairs, removing product from shelves and placing the merchandise in the two shoulder bags carried by the female suspects. After loading $3,500 of product into the bags, the four suspects exited the store. The suspects were able to escape in a silver Jeep as employees responded to the product theft alarm. Still photos taken from security cameras of the suspects can be viewed on the Crime Stoppers www.stopcrime.org website.

Suspect 1) Female/Black, Early 30’s, 5’7”, 230lbs, black hair, dark complexion, wearing a pink sweat suit; 2) Female/Black, 30’s, 5’5”, 150lbs, long black hair, dark complexion, wearing a white tee shirt, red slacks and black shoes; 3) Male/Black, late 30’s, 6’, 260lbs, medium complexion, medium length braids, beard and mustache, wearing a gray hooded zip-front sweat shirt, gray sweat pants and black tee shirt; 4) Male/Black, Late 20’s, 5’10”, 180lbs, medium length braids, mustache, wearing a black hooded sweat shirt and gray sweat pants.

Crime Stoppers has posted a reward of up to $2,000.00 for any information received by December 12, 2012, leading to the arrest and/or indictment of the persons responsible for this crime. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 614-645-TIPS (8477) or go to our website at www.stopcrime.org and e-mail your tip. You can text a tip to “CRIMES” 274637, key word CMH.

Crime Stoppers does not use Caller ID or record telephone conversations. A special coding system protects the identity of the caller. Crime Stoppers also takes calls from persons with information about any felony. Information leading to the arrest and/or indictment of a felony suspect could qualify the caller for a reward as determined by the Crime Stoppers Board of Directors. For more information on Central Ohio Crime Stoppers, visit our website at www.stopcrime.org.

Crime Stoppers is a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization. Reward money comes from private individuals, businesses, and foundations that see Crime Stoppers as an integral tool in the community’s fight against crime. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to Central Ohio Crime Stopper’s, Inc., and P.O. BOX 16038, COLUMBUS, OH 43216-6038.

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