Shoplifting Crackdown In Enfield Leads To 5 Arrests, Police Say

ENFIELD, CT — Five people were taken into custody Monday during a retail theft enforcement operation in Enfield, police said.

The Enfield Police Department said it worked with the Connecticut State Police to conduct a planned operation on December 8th to address retail theft. Officers also partnered with local retailers to identify suspects who were shoplifting.

Five people were taken into custody as a result of the effort, Enfield police say.

Officers identified the suspects as:

Vanessa Fritz, 19, of East Longmeadow, MA

• Sixth-degree larceny
• Interfering with an officer

Abdul-Karriem Mahdee, 49, of Hartford

• Sixth-degree larceny

Nayeli Hernandez, 23, of Hartford

• Sixth-degree larceny
• Conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny

Nathalie Viera, 28, of Hartford

• Sixth-degree larceny
• Conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny

Krista Ambrose, 39, of Wilbraham, MA

• Sixth-degree larceny

Charges are accusations only, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.