KANSAS CITY —A woman is accused of stealing nearly $26,000 worth of candles from a store on the Country Club Plaza.
Employees contacted police to report 25-year-old Destiny Moore and another person entered the store where she and the other suspect had previously shoplifted from the store.
Officers responded and arrested both. Court documents shows officers recovered a total of 30 candles, worth nearly $700 from Moore and the other person.
According to court records, Moore is accused of shoplifting more than two dozen times at stores across the Kansas City area since April. She sometimes worked alone, while other times worked with accomplices.
Moore is accused of shoplifting from stores across the metro, often stealing hundreds of dollars worth of candles at a time.
A probable cause statement outlined the dates of Moore’s alleged shoplifting:
- April 28, Accused of stealing 47 candles worth nearly $1,300
- Accused of stealing 47 candles worth nearly $1,300
- May 1, Accused of stealing 20 candles worth $540
- Accused of stealing 20 candles worth $540
- May 13, Accused of stealing 18 candles worth $545
- Accused of stealing 18 candles worth $545
- May 14, Accused of stealing 30 candles worth more than $800
- Accused of stealing 30 candles worth more than $800
- May 31, Accused of stealing 50 candles worth nearly $1,350
- Accused of stealing 50 candles worth nearly $1,350
- June 6, Accused of stealing 23 candles worth $560
- Accused of stealing 23 candles worth $560
- June 13, Accused of stealing 51 candles worth $1,100
- Accused of stealing 51 candles worth $1,100
- June 17, Accused of stealing 78 candles worth $2,000
- Accused of stealing 78 candles worth $2,000
- June 21, Accused of stealing 74 candles worth $2,018.30
- Accused of stealing 74 candles worth $2,018.30
- June 26, Accused of stealing 46 candles worth $1,176.70
- Accused of stealing 46 candles worth $1,176.70
- July 2, Accused of stealing 17 candles worth $458.15
- Accused of stealing 17 candles worth $458.15
- July 18, Accused of stealing 20 candles worth $539
- Accused of stealing 20 candles worth $539
- July 20, Accused of stealing 41 candles worth $950.95
- Accused of stealing 41 candles worth $950.95
- July 21, Accused of stealing 65 candles worth $1,751.75
- Accused of stealing 65 candles worth $1,751.75
- July 23, Accused of stealing 75 candles worth $2,021.25
- Accused of stealing 75 candles worth $2,021.25
- July 24, Accused of stealing 50 candles worth $1,347.50
- Accused of stealing 50 candles worth $1,347.50
- July 27, Accused of stealing 12 candles worth $215.40
- Accused of stealing 12 candles worth $215.40
- July 30, Accused of stealing 3 candles worth $80.85
- Accused of stealing 3 candles worth $80.85
- August 1, Accused of stealing 16 candles worth $312.20
- Accused of stealing 16 candles worth $312.20
- August 4, Accused of stealing 25 candles worth $573.75
- Accused of stealing 25 candles worth $573.75
- August 6, Accused of stealing 60 candles worth $1,617.00
- Accused of stealing 60 candles worth $1,617.00
- August 18, Accused of stealing 20 candles worth $539.00
- Accused of stealing 20 candles worth $539.00
- September 2, Accused of stealing 42 candles worth $1,308.00
- Accused of stealing 42 candles worth $1,308.00
- September 6, Accused of stealing 40 candles worth $1,078.00
- Accused of stealing 40 candles worth $1,078.00
- September 12, Accused of stealing 25 candles for $673.75
- Accused of stealing 25 candles for $673.75
- September 20, Accused of stealing 22 candles worth $446.90
- Accused of stealing 22 candles worth $446.90
- September 21, Accused of stealing 30 candles worth $694.50
- Accused of stealing 30 candles worth $694.50
Moore made her first appearance in court Sept. 23. She remains jailed on Jackson County.