William Alexander Robert Parrish

On May 7, 2026, at 8:37 P.M., Officer Wegner with the Woodbury Police Department was notified by Target Loss Prevention employees of a theft in progress at the Target store located at [address omitted], in the city of Woodbury, Washington County. Loss Prevention employee R. B. Stated that a male and female were in the store actively concealing merchandise in large totes. Officers waited in the parking lot for the individuals to exit the store. Officer Wegner observed R. B. Confront the male suspect at the south exit door, however the suspect pushed the cart past him and continued his exit.

Officers then intervened and took the suspect into custody. Detective Adam Olson interviewed R. B., who explained that the male and female entered the store around 7:15 P.M. And he had been watching them on surveillance. The pair selected two totes, placed them in a cart, and then filled the totes with various merchandise, including items from Target's Ulta cosmetics/beauty products section. The male and female tried to exit through the south doors, however appeared to observe an employee standing near the door and turned the cart around, at which point the male pushed the cart to the self-checkout register and the female entered the bathroom.

The male paid for a few beverages, however, did not scan any of the items that were concealed in the totes. The male exited the south doors with the unpaid merchandise, as observed by Officer Wegner. The female exited through the north doors and was subsequently arrested. The male was identified as WILLIAM ALEXANDER ROBERT PARRISH, [DOB redacted]. The female was identified as Lucia Anne Haynes, [DOB redacted]. R. B. Scanned all of the unpaid merchandise, which totaled $2,424.90. Both PARRISH and Haynes were transported to the Washington County Jail where they remain in custody.