Organized Retail Theft Arrests Made In Several Incidents

MOBILE Ala.
By Rick McCann
BlueRAMMedia.com
March 24, 2025
Police in both Mobile and Baldwin County are responding to an uptick in retail thefts and new laws are assisting police in putting some bite in their arrests.
Recently, mobile police responded to the H&M store located at 3201 Airport Road for a theft in progress.
On Friday, March 21, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers responded to the store, and upon arriving officers discovered two female subjects were stealing clothing items from the business.
Police were able to immediately apprehend and arrest, Courtney Smith, 31, and Raven Sanderson, 34, for “Organized Retail Theft.
Both women were arrested and transported to Metro Jail.
Also arrested by Mobile police on the same charges in a different theft incident were Shiann Everett and Kreshanda Pruitt.
In Alabama, Organized Retail Theft is a Class B felony, involving the large-scale theft of retail merchandise with the intent to resell it, and includes actions like organizing, financing, or participating in retail theft.
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