MASON CITY – Police were called to a local retail store after a North Iowa woman was spotted attempting to steal.
Employees at the Kohls department store, 556 Indianhead Drive in Mason City, called police on March 25 at about 2:22 PM to alert them that there was a shoplifter in the store. Police arrived, and after an investigation, 24-year-old Ashley Marie Bartels of Riceville was arrested.
Bartels was taken to the county jail on a charge of fifth degree theft. She was booked and later released, pending a court date.
Bartels was convicted of fifth degree theft in Mitchell county in 2013. She attempted to steal $140.00 from a Casey’s store there. She was ordered to pay restitution and a fine.