Cosmetics Heist In Joliet: Can You ID This Criminal?

JOLIET, IL — On Friday, the Joliet Police Department posted three photos on its Facebook page announcing that detectives need your help identifying a woman suspected of stealing more than $4,000 worth of cosmetics from the Ulta Beauty store at 2801 Plainfield Road.

The store thief drove away in a gray Nissan Altima with a Wisconsin registration.

Anyone with information regarding this crime is urged to contact Joliet Police Detective Cris Gombosi at (815) 724-3188. You can also contact Will County Crime Stoppers at 800-323-6734 or online at https://crimestoppersofwillcounty.org/ to remain anonymous.

Here were some of the reactions from people who saw the news bulletin posted on the Joliet Police Facebook page:

• "Why are people still allowed to wear masks in public? Just giving the criminal an excuse to hide identity."
• "There is security in that store. Wonder where they were? Bc that huge bag is noticeable."
• "Every time I go there is a dude for security and I always think to myself if he notices anything because he never puts his phone down."
• "No one saw her with the big garbage bag?"
• "Im sorry but that's a big bag and no one noticed it? How did you discover it was stolen."
• "This should make everyone mad- theft drives the costs up even more."
• "Go figure too lazy to get a job so they steal from hard working ppl typical….. cure guess living on welfare isn’t all that great now is it."
• "Good ole masks helping criminals get away since the start of covid."