Shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, August 26th, Mason City Police were called to Hy-Vee West to take a report of two shoplifters. Elidio Perea, age 43, and Clementine Hernandez, age 38, both reportedly from Milwaukee, Wisconsin were booked into Cerro Gordo County Jail on 5th degree theft charges. Upon further investigation both are now being held in the jail with no bond for a U.S. Immigration and Customs hold.
Suspects are innocent until proven guilty.