Alexis Ayala Quilapa

On May 3, 2026, Woodbury Police Department officers responded to Kohl's in Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota, for a shoplifting in progress. Loss prevention advised that a Hispanic male and Hispanic female were engaging in shoplifting behavior and the female had placed clothing items in her purse, while the male had put items on in the store. Loss prevention advised that the couple had passed all points of sale and had not paid for any of the items that were put in the purse or put on by the male.

Upon his arrival, Officer Witt observed two individuals in the parking lot who matched the description of the two suspects. He stopped the two suspects and detained them. The male was eventually identified as ALEXIS AYALA QUILAPA [DOB REDACTED], and was searched incident to arrest. Officers found stolen merchandise on his person that belonged to Kohl's. They also found a heavy metal silver cylinder on his person that is used to remove security tags/anti-theft devices. After being read a Miranda warning and questioned, Quilapa said that he had stolen the shirts that he was wearing due to wanting clothes.

He claimed to have found the silver cylinder in the dressing room of Kohl's. The items found on Quilapa's person totaled $97.50.