Samarah Denise Adams

Between November 29, 2025, and December 24, 2025, a series of thefts occurred at multiple Target retail locations located within Hennepin County, Minnesota. Investigation identified the suspect as SAMARAH DENISE ADAMS [DOB REDACTED], hereafter Defendant. On December 18, 2025, a Target Field Investigator contacted law enforcement and reported that Defendant, a former Target employee, had been posing as a Shipt shopper and fraudulently obtaining merchandise from Target stores throughout the metro area.

The investigator advised that Defendant had previously been terminated from Target in 2024 for committing internal theft. Target Asset Protection and multiple law enforcement agencies reviewed surveillance footage, loss prevention reports, and internal Target records confirming that Defendant used the same scheme at several Target locations within Hennepin County, Minnesota. In each incident, Defendant falsely represented herself as a Shipt shopper picking up a pre-approved order, causing Target employees to retrieve and bag merchandise which Defendant then removed from the store without paying.

The following incidents were confirmed: 1. November 29, 2025 – Brooklyn Park Target At approximately 2:01 P.M., Defendant posed as a Shipt shopper and exited the store with clothing valued at $308.46 without paying. Surveillance shows Defendant approaching a checkout employee and asking for assistance bagging items. The employee did not verify the Shipt order. Defendant exited the store and placed the merchandise into a waiting white SUV occupied by two unknown females before leaving the parking lot. 2. December 1, 2025 – Minneapolis (Lake Street) Target At approximately 2:15 P.M., Defendant again posed as a Shipt shopper and exited the store with clothing valued at $494.00. Surveillance shows Defendant interacting with a Target employee at the self-checkout area before leaving the store with a cart of merchandise.

A female accomplice exited separately and entered a white Hyundai sedan waiting outside. Defendant later exited and entered the same vehicle. 3. December 1, 2025 – Brooklyn Park Target At approximately 5:56 P.M., Defendant posed as a Shipt shopper and exited the store with clothing and cleaning supplies valued at $578.40 without paying. Surveillance shows Defendant selecting merchandise and proceeding through a checkout lane where she falsely claimed the items were part of a Shipt order. 4. December 8, 2025 – Minnetonka Target At approximately 9:52 P.M., Defendant entered the store and requested several electronic items from a Target employee in the electronics department.

Defendant claimed the order had already been audited by guest services and therefore could not produce the order for verification. The employee bagged the merchandise and Defendant exited the store without paying. Surveillance shows Defendant leaving the store and entering a waiting vehicle bearing Minnesota license plate ZNH631. Target Asset Protection later confirmed that Defendant was not a Shipt shopper and no approved order existed. The total loss from this incident was $4,809.93, including multiple electronics and two Apple Watches. 5. December 24, 2025 – Richfield Target At approximately 1:40 P.M., Defendant posed as a Shipt shopper and exited the store with two Apple iPads valued at $2,198.00 without paying.