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The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested the woman allegedly responsible for a retail theft at the Ulta cosmetics store located on Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, the office has announced. On June 26, the manager of Ulta contacted the Sheriff's Office to report a grand theft inci- dent, a news release notes. Surveillance video showed the woman carrying merchandise into the Ulta restroom, where items allegedly were removed from their boxes and the pack- aging discarded, the release adds. The woman in the video was accompanied by three young girls wearing matching striped dresses. On July 7, images from the video surveil- lance were sent out with a news release in an attempt to identify the suspect. Two employ- ees from the Sheriff's Office Offender Work Program identified the woman as 31-year old WOMAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH ULTA STORE THEFTS Video surveillance showed the suspect and three young girls in the Ulta store on June 26. Image courtesy Sheriff's Office Jessica Barker/Contributed photo Sarasota News Leader August 8 & 15, 2014 Page 90