Police Arrest Former Nordstrom Employee in Connection With $165,000 Theft From Retailer
Police have arrested a former Nordstrom employee in connection with a theft at the department store retailer, marking the latest incident in a surge of retail crime incidents across the U.S.
A detective in Lynwood, Wash. on Friday concluded an investigation into a theft that totaled about $165,000 and took place over a one-month period in Nordstrom stores in Lynnwood, Seattle, Tukwila, and Scottsdale, Ariz., according to a Friday release.
Detectives arrested an 18-year-old old suspect from Issaquah who had worked at Nordstrom in 2021 and charged her with theft. The investigation revealed that the suspect created fake returns on Nordstrom cash registers and put the money into active bank accounts.
“This is a large amount of money,” Lynwood detective Hammersmith said in a statement. “One of the highest I have encountered at Lynnwood.”
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This incident marks the latest Nordstrom location to face a theft from a former or current employee. In May, two Nordstrom employees were arrested in connection with a theft at the Minnetonka, Minn. department store that employed them after police recovered $400,000 in stolen goods.
Rite Aid in September noted a $5 million headwind from shrink, mainly in its New York urban stores.
Retail crime has been especially problematic in California. Last month, Cotopaxi closed its San Francisco store after a stream of smash and grab thefts hit the store since it opened a year ago.
