Isabel Arlene Ramirez

On May 9, 2026, at approximately 6:30 P.M., an officer with the West Saint Paul Police Department was working at a big-box store located on the 1600 block of Robert Street South, West Saint Paul, Dakota County, Minnesota. At that time, the officer was informed by a store employee that a person, later identified as ISABEL ARLENE RAMIREZ [DOB REDACTED], had concealed items inside her purse. The employee advised that RAMIREZ was at the self-checkout lane but made no attempt to pay for the concealed items.

RAMIREZ passed all points of sale and was stopped by the employee. The officer approached RAMIREZ and the employee as they were outside the store. RAMIREZ walked back to the loss prevention office. The officer identified RAMIREZ. RAMIREZ removed the stolen merchandise and handed it to the officer. The merchandise totaled $18.55. The officer learned that RAMIREZ was trespassed from the store on November 4, 2025, for a period of one year. RAMIREZ indicated that she knew about the trespass notice but thought it had expired.

RAMIREZ was arrested and transported to the Dakota County Jail, located in Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota. During the intake process at the jail, staff located a piece of metal foil and a candy-like wrapper. The wrapper contained a substance. The substance later field tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance, and weighed approximately 0.91 grams.