ROSEVILLE, Minn. — A Connecticut couple arrested on retail theft charges in Minnesota may be tied to a nationwide crime spree targeting Lululemon stores, according to investigators.

The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office has charged Jadion Anthony Richards, 44, and Akwele Nickeisha Lawes-Richards, 45, both of Danbury, Connecticut, with one count each of organized retail theft.

According to a criminal complaint, the pair allegedly stole nearly $5,000 worth of items from a Lululemon store in Roseville on Nov. 13. One day later, the couple was found at another Lululemon store in Woodbury, where they were arrested.

Investigators said thousands of dollars of Lululemon clothing were found inside suitcases at their hotel room in Bloomington.

The criminal complaint alleges the pair would steal from one Lululemon store, exchange the stolen items at another store to receive a receipt, then use the receipt to return the exchanged items and pocket the cash. Prosecutors said a retail crime investigator for Lululemon alleged the couple’s scheme targeted stores across the country, including New York, Connecticut, Colorado and Utah. 

The criminal complaint states the estimated loss to Lululemon totals nearly $1 million.

MINNEAPOLIS — Thanksgiving is just around the corner and it’s time to start planning your big feast.

Cooks | Bellecour restaurants offer dishes that you can not only pick up ready to go, but also create on your own.

Pastry Chef Katie Elsing joined KARE 11 News at Noon to show off some of her favorite sweet treats.

In 2023, Twin Cities cooking school and culinary shop, Cooks of Crocus Hill and Gavin Kaysen’s Bellecour Bakery merged to form a single brand: Cooks | Bellecour. 

Cooks Bellecour has locations in St. Paul, Minneapolis’ North Loop, and Edina.

POMONA, Calif. — Three people were hurt aboard a single-engine plane that crashed Sunday near a Southern California dragstrip where fans were gathered for the finals of a racing event, authorities said.

At least two parked vehicles on the ground were struck when the Piper PA-32 crashed around 11:40 a.m. near the dragstrip in Pomona, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) east of downtown Los Angeles, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Nobody on the ground was hurt.

The crash happened while the plane was apparently attempting to land at nearby Brackett Field Airport, according to a statement posted by the National Hot Rod Association, or NHRA.

Four people were on the plane. Three of them were hospitalized, including two with critical injuries, LA County Fire Captain Sheila Kelliher-Berkoh told the Los Angeles Times.

Photos and videos from the scene showed crews working in a parking area alongside the track, where parked vehicles appeared damaged.

The raceway is hosting the NHRA finals that began Thursday. Races were paused Sunday as emergency crews responded, but the event later resumed.

The FAA is investigating the crash.

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