Rodney Lysell Williams

On May 1, 2026, at approximately 10:10 A.M., Bloomington Police Officers responded to a past action theft at TJ Maxx, located at 7982 Southtown Center in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Officers arrived and learned from loss prevention that a male, subsequently identified as RODNEY LYSELL WILLIAMS, [DOB REDACTED], hereafter Defendant, entered the store at approximately 9:55 A.M. And went to the shoe department. Defendant selected a pink pair of Nike Shoes, held them to his sweatshirt pocket, and thereby defeated the security sensor attached to the shoes.

Defendant then placed the shoes back on the shelf and repeated the process with two pairs of red Air Jordan shoes. Each time Defendant would hold the shoes against his pocket, and the security sensor would be defeated. Based on this pattern, both loss prevention and Officers believed Defendant was using a tool concealed in his sweatshirt pocket to defeat the security sensors. Defendant then left the store without any merchandise and re-entered approximately 15 minutes later. Defendant again went to the shoe department, selected the same three pairs of shoes he had previously defeated security sensors on, and exited the store with the shoes, passing all points of sale without making payment.

Defendant did not have permission to take the shoes without paying for them. The total value of the three pairs of shoes was $239.97. Officers were able to identify Defendant by comparing surveillance footage of the incident with DVS and MRAP photos of Defendant. At present, Defendant is not in custody.