11 busted for thefts outside Foundry Thrift Store in Cullman

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Top row, left to right, are Cara Phillips Bradford, Cary James Oden, Charity Faith Hernandez and Daniel Michael Oliver; middle row, left to right, are Frances Wilson Fowler, Jesse Weldon Watts, Jordan Elizabeth Elliott and Michael Gene Russell; bottom row, left to right, are Randy Eugene Hines, Randy Taylor and Ricardo Alberto Ortiz. (Cullman Police Department)

Updated 2-24-20 at 1:52 p.m.

CULLMAN, Ala. – Eleven people were arrested Sunday night, after officers with the Cullman Police Department (CPD) observed them taking donated items outside The Foundry Thrift Store in the South Cullman Shopping Center.

According to the CPD, the business reported that donated items left outside were being stolen, prompting a close patrol of the building.

“The officers did a great job,” said Capt. Gene Bates. “They showed good initiative by taking the information they received, following up and making these arrests. They knew something was going on, and they did something about it.”

Suspects and charges are listed below:

Randy E. Taylor, 54, of Cullman- fourth-degree theft of property

Carla P. Bradford, 51, of Pisgah- fourth-degree theft of property

Ricardo A. Ortiz, 46, of Hanceville- fourth-degree theft of property

Frances W. Fowler, 47, of Hanceville- fourth-degree theft of property

Daniel M. Oliver, 33, of Hanceville- fourth-degree theft of property

Jordan E. Elliott, 27, of Hanceville- fourth-degree theft of property

Jesse W. Watts, 35, of Cullman- fourth-degree theft of property

Randy E. Hines, 59, of Cullman- fourth-degree theft of property, third-degree criminal trespassing

Cary J. Oden, 24, of Houston- fourth-degree theft of property, possession of drug paraphernalia

Charity F. Hernandez, 21, of Hartselle- fourth-degree theft of property

Michael G. Russell, 37, of Decatur- fourth-degree theft of property

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