Around 1:23 PM on January 29, 2026, Officer Ryan Ledebuhr with the St. Charles Police Department was dispatched to Meijer at 855 S Randall Road on a report of a shoplifter who was being detained. He arrived on scene and made contact with 77-year-old Elizabeth Ann Osborne. The store alleged that she had stolen from them on 5 separate occasions, and they wanted to press charges. For this particular incident, it was determined that Elizabeth had switched the price tags on 4 different items. As a result, she had only paid $3.64 for $16.07 worth of items, resulting in a net loss of $12.43 for the store. As a result of her switching price tags on multiple items repeatedly, it was determined that Meijer had experienced additional losses during the following incidents: -$28.79 net losses on January 22, 2026 -$45.66 net losses on January 15, 2026 -$34.53 net losses on January 9, 2026 -$39.15 net losses on January 1, 2026 Based on this incident and multiple prior incidents, Elizabeth was placed under arrest for retail theft. She was transported to the St. Charles Police Department for further processing. Elizabeth was charged with Retail Theft (720 ILCS 5/16-25(a)(2)). She was photographed, fingerprinted, and eventually released with a summons pending her court appearance. ------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 ILCS 140/1 et seq. Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty.

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