(Council Bluffs) Three people were arrested in connection with a theft at Dicks Sporting Goods in Council Bluffs.
The Council Bluffs Police Department says at 7:46 p.m. on Sunday, officers were called to Dicks Sporting Goods at 3816 Metro Drive for a theft in progress. Officers arrived and observed two suspects, one male later identified as 19-year-old Terron A. Maples of Blue Springs, Missouri, and one female identified as 39-year-old Diamond D. Price of Kansas City, Missouri, exiting the store and running toward an Orange Jeep parked near the emergency exit. Officer’s apprehended Price but Maples got into the passenger seat of the jeep and the female driver that was waiting in the vehicle drove off. A pursuit ensued and finally ended at the Pacific Junction exit off I-29. At that time the female driver of the Jeep was identified as 26-year-old Ke’Shawn M. Foster of Kansas City, Missouri. Both Maples and Foster were taken into custody that time. Officers received information from store employees that Price and Maples had attempted to leave the store with approximately $7,300 in both Nike and North Face merchandise.
During the investigation officers were able to determine that both Maples and Price were involved in a previous incident that occurred at the same location on November 14th at 8:15pm. During that incident the suspects took approximately $4,000 in merchandise. As the suspects exited the store, one suspect sprayed an employee with pepper spray and then left the area in an unknown vehicle.
All parties involved were taken into custody and interviewed by detectives. They were then transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections and booked for the charge of Theft 2nd plus several other misdemeanor charges. Additional charges for Maples and Price are possible for their involvement in case on November 14th.