Police arrest 2 women wanted in string of thefts at stores across the country

Satonya Maiden, left, and Ebony Hammond, right, were arrested in Tennessee and were wanted on multiple warrants in connection with thefts at stores nationwide. (Photo: Nashville Police)

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Nashville police arrested two Baton Rouge women after they allegedly removed security tags from merchandise inside a Lululemon dressing room despite a prior nationwide ban from the retailer.

Searching a nearby vehicle linked to a key fob in Hammond's purse, officers recovered over $10,000 in merchandise connected to out-of-state thefts from multiple stores.

Both women face local charges including burglary and theft, alongside full extradition warrants for prior theft cases across multiple states.

Nashville Police say they arrested two Louisiana women and recovered more than $10,000 from multiple stores connected to out-of-state thefts.

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Police said Satonya Maiden, 46, and Ebony Hammond, 33, both of Baton Rouge, were arrested on multiple charges in connection with removing tags from merchandise inside a Lululemon store dressing room in The Gulch neighborhood, according to a release.

Police said employees at the store recognized the pair for having theft warrants involving their stores across the country.

Maiden was charged with burglary, theft, drug possession, and being a fugitive from justice; Hammond was charged with burglary, theft, criminal impersonation and being a fugitive from justice.

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Hammond initially provided police with two false last names and two fraudulent social security numbers, the release states.

Authorities said they found a key fob for a Kia parked not far from the store in Hammond’s purse during her arrest and found more than $10,000 in merchandise from Lululemon, Alo, Sephora, Ulta and Carhartt stores.

Nashville Police said they recovered more than $10,000 in merchandise from a car after finding a key fob in Hammond's purse. (Photo: Nashville Police)

Both women were banned from Lululemon nationwide after a theft arrest in another state, police said.

The release states that Maiden has full extradition warrants for theft cases out of Texas, Arkansas and Iowa and that Hammond has warrants from Texas, Virginia, Arkansas and Louisiana.

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Information in this story came from the Nashville Police Department. This story was reported from Orlando.