Two Connecticut women placed on bail after allegedly stealing thousands in merchandise from Massachusetts and New York stores

HINGHAM – Two Connecticut women have been extradited from New York to the Commonwealth and arraigned on organized retail crime charges in connection with thefts at an Old Navy store in the summer of 2024, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has announced.

Tyeisha Bridges, 32, and Shatoya Lewis, 25, were arraigned late Thursday in Hingham District Court on one count each of Organized Retail Crime, Larceny over $1,200, Larceny under $1,200 and two counts of Conspiracy.

Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges. Bridges was placed on $4,000 cash bail, while Lewis was placed on $6,000 cash bail. The Commonwealth requested both defendants be placed on $50,000 cash bail.

Bridges and Lewis allegedly collaborated to steal merchandise from an Old Navy location in Hanover on two separate occasions in the summer of 2024. Hanover Police responded to the store on July 9, 2024, after reports of three women carrying bags full of clothing out of the store without paying. Further investigation by local law enforcement and the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office Organized Retail Crime Taskforce found Bridges and Lewis were two of the women involved in this July incident. Old Navy loss prevention personnel determined 253 pieces of merchandise were stolen during this incident, resulting in about $3,950 worth in losses. Bridges and Lewis were subsequently implicated in a separate incident at the same Old Navy location on August 20, 2024, and allegedly stole about $920 in merchandise.

Both defendants were recently arrested in New York state and were taken into custody by Hanover Police detectives and returned to the Commonwealth to face criminal charges.

According to New York State Police, on March 13, 2025, Troopers responded to a report of three individuals concealing merchandise at the Kohl’s store in Cortlandt Manor, NY. Upon attempting to leave the store with stolen items valued at $6,152.88, the suspects were apprehended by Troopers with assistance from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

Further investigation linked the suspects, which included a third woman, to a separate theft at the Kohl’s store in Bedford, NY, where they allegedly stole merchandise valued at $10,020.21.

The suspects were arraigned on March 13, 2025, and released on their own recognizance. They were subsequently turned over to the Town of Bedford Police Department for further investigation.

Investigators believe the individuals are part of an organized retail theft group targeting Kohl’s locations across the Tri-State Area.

Bridges and Lewis are next scheduled to appear in court on April 29 for a pre-trial hearing.