Mychaela D. Jackson, 18, from Pike Road was arrested by the Auburn Police Department Tuesday, Jan. 15. after the police department received an anonymous tip.
Jackson has been charged with two counts of third-degree robbery, said Capt. Tom Stofer of the Auburn Police Department.
Jackson was linked to a shoplifting incident that happened Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012 at an undisclosed business located in the Village Mall on Opelika Road.
"Through our investigation, once we got the tip, we investigated that tip and then determined her to be one of the two people involved in that incident," Stofer said.
Stofer said the police department has not released the name of the business involved in the shoplifting.
As they fled the scene of the incident, the two shoplifters struck two store employees who attempted to stop them from leaving, Capt. Stofer said.
"They were treated on the scene by medical personnel for minor injuries," Stofer said.
When the police department received the anonymous tip, they contacted Jackson.
"We called her and told her to come and turn herself in or come down and see us," Stofer said.
Jackson was arrested Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013.
After she was arrested, Jackson was taken to the Lee County Detention Facility.
Jackson was arrested and released under bond the same day for $20,000 said Capt. Corey Welch.
Her court date is set for March 6, Capt. Welch said.
The police department continues its search to find the other woman involved in the shoplifting Stofer said.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the second person involved in the incident is asked to call the Auburn Police Department. Citizens may anonymously text or call t he tip line, 334-246-1391, or call the police division at 334-501-3140.
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