SEYMOUR, Ind. – The Seymour Police Department (SPD) was called to the CVS at 201 East Tipton St., in Seymour, on Saturday at 7 p.m., in reference to three people in the store who were suspected of stealing multiple items.
Officers stopped the getaway vehicle near Tipton and Chestnut Streets and they say they observed a large amount of merchandise in the car. The occupants were identified as Karyn Marida, Michael Mays, and Tiffany Johnson, all of Kentucky.
Video footage allegedly showed the three subjects entering the Seymour CVS separately and while one individual seemed to intentionally set off the “theft alarm” as a diversion, the other two suspects took merchandise past the point of sale without paying. Upon questioning, it apparently became clear that this was a pattern of theft and that other stores in Jackson County may been victimized.
A search warrant was granted for the vehicle and officers supposedly found oxycodone, 4.4 grams of methamphetamine, and various drug paraphernalia, along with a large amount of unopened merchandise from several locations in Jackson County, including items from Dollar General, CVS, and Walgreens in Seymour, plus the CVS in Brownstown. The total retail value was at least $8,500.
Marida, Mays, and Johnson were arrested for felony theft and multiple drug-related charges.
