Two Topeka residents were arrested at a local retailer on Wednesday for their role in three shoplifting incidents at Ulta Beauty, Best Buy and Water’s True Value in Manhattan.
Officers arrested 53-year-old Christopher Stapleton and 50-year-old Nicole Hall just after 1:30 p.m. at the Best Buy in the 300 block of Tuttle Creek Boulevard. Stapleton was charged in this case with three counts of theft of property or services with a value of $1500 or less in the past 72 hours.
Hall has been charged with one count of the same violation as well as single counts for using or possession with intent to use drug paraphenelia into the human body and possession of an opiate or stimulant.
Both remain confined at the time of this report, with Hall being held on a $4,000 bond and Stapleton on a $2,000 bond.
