From Chief P.K. Johnson
Millbrook Police Department
On April 8, 2025, Millbrook detectives arrested Steaven B. Hunter, a 32-year-old Montgomery resident, for Retail Theft 2nd Degree pursuant to an investigation into a theft that occurred at Walmart in January 2025.
On January 31, 2025, Millbrook Police responded to Walmart regarding a delayed theft report. Walmart loss prevention personnel advised that on January 30, 2025, an unidentified female subject passed the last point of sale without remitting payment for assorted merchandise valued in excess of $2,000. Video surveillance captured the alleged offender leaving the business, transferring the property into a vehicle and leaving the area. Pursuant to an investigation, detectives with the department’s Criminal Investigations Unit were able to identify the alleged offender, obtaining a warrant for her arrest on (1) count of Retail Theft 2nd Degree.
On April 8, 2025, Millbrook detectives were contacted by the Montgomery Police Department, who had taken Hunter into custody. Hunter was turned over to Millbrook police, being placed under arrest for the outstanding warrant for Retail Theft 2nd Degree. Hunter was transported to the Millbrook Police Department for processing and later transported to the Elmore County Jail, who also held outstanding arrest warrants for the alleged offender for Failure to Appear on similar charges. Hunter remains in custody on a $15,000.00 bond.
This arrest is yet another example of the cooperation between law enforcement, retail loss prevention and our law enforcement partners in the surrounding area. As I’ve stated on numerous occasions, most retail establishments employ loss prevention staff, who utilize state-of-the-art surveillance equipment to protect their property and customers. Despite this fact, people continue to frequent these businesses with the intent of committing retail theft and other crimes. Many times, these individual are taken into custody before they can leave the property. In those cases, where the theft was not immediately detected, or the offenders manage to avoid apprehension immediately after committing the offense, they assume that they have gotten away with the crime committed. That’s not necessarily the case.
Many times, our detectives, working with loss prevention staff, our law partners in the River Region and Crime Stoppers, are able to identify these offenders and obtain warrants of arrest in cases like this one. So, for those contemplating the commission of property crimes, know this, just because you drive away from a business today without being apprehended, that doesn’t mean that you’ve gotten away with the crime. Our detectives do an outstanding job utilizing the resources available to them, as well as the partnerships that have been established to combat retail theft and related crimes committed in this region. Just because you leave this or any other city today, it doesn’t mean another law enforcement agency won’t be happy to detain you, notify our department and as in this case, they may even be kind enough to give you a ride to the county line, so that you can face the consequences of your actions.
