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Two individuals were arrested after allegedly shoplifting about $1,664 worth of items from the Nicholasville Kohl’s on Sunday.

Nicholasville police were dispatched to 150 Kohl’s Drive about the alleged shoplifting on Nov. 12.

“Prior to my arrival, central dispatch advised that a female in a blue dress was seen leaving (Kohl’s). Dispatch also advised that the female was last seen leaving in possibly a white Buick or silver Ford Passenger turning right onto US 27 from Kohl’s,” the arresting officer said in the arrest citation.

As the officer approached the intersection of US 27 and Catnip Hill Drive, they located a white Buick taking a right turn to travel westbound onto Catnip Hill Drive.

“I conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. Inside the driver’s seat was a male driver. I told the driver that the vehicle matched the description of a possible run vehicle in a shoplifting that had just occurred,” the officer said in the citation.

The officer asked the driver to roll down the window. In the rear seas of the vehicle was a woman who had clothing on that matched the description provided by central dispatch.

The woman was Simona Alexandru and she was arrested at 2:15 p.m. She told the officer where the merchandise was located in the vehicle and was arrested and charged with theft by unlawful taking or shoplifting.

The driver, Ion Oinescu, was arrested for complicity in the shoplifting, failure of non-owner operator to maintain required insurance 1st-offense, no registration plates and criminal possession of forged instrument 2nd-degree (identification card).