Multi-Agency Operation Targets Retail Theft at The Woodlands Mall: Six Arrested, Including Suspects in Multistate Theft Ring

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- On January 11, 2025, Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Crime Reduction Unit, Deputies with The Woodlands Patrol Division, Officers with the Shenandoah Police Department, and retail theft investigators from multiple businesses conducted an operation targeting retail theft in and around The Woodlands Mall.

During the operation, six arrests were made on various theft charges. The suspects have been identified as 31-year-old Antiono Spruell from Houston, TX, charged with Felony Theft; 46-year-old Lisa Andrew from Magnolia, TX, charged with class B Theft; 33-year-old Ashley Wolk from Houston, TX, charged with class B Theft; 48-year-old Marco Ramos from Spring, TX, charged with class B theft as well as an Aggravated Assault warrant out of Massachusetts; 28-year-old Yajaira Molina from Houston, TX, charged with class C Theft; and a juvenile male charged with class C Theft. Molina and the male juvenile were issued citations and released on scene. All other suspects were transported to the Montgomery County Jail.

Law enforcement also determined that Spruell and Molina were involved in a multistate theft ring operating in Texas and California. A total of $2,850 worth of merchandise was recovered and returned to the retailers.