LEOMINSTER — On Saturday, February 28, 2026, Officers Robert Connors and Marjus Zylyftari of the Leominster Police Department were dispatched to Target at 86 Orchard Hill Park Drive following a report of a shoplifting incident.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Robert Connors for the incident and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
“Dispatch advised me that loss prevention had the female shoplifter, later identified as Mikaila Coleman-Codrington, in the loss prevention office. I arrived and activated my body worn camera,” Officer Connors said.
According to police, Makaila Rhonda Coleman-Codrington, 30, is a resident of Leominster, MA.
“Upon arrival, I spoke with the loss prevention employee, Katherine [last name redacted]. Katherine stated that Mikaila had concealed merchandise, before crossing all points of sale without paying for said merchandise,” Officer Connors said. “Katherine stated that this was now the fifth incident of Mikaila shoplifting from target in the past two years (these incidents occurred on September 4, 2024 for $17.99, March 19, 2025 for $16.99, May 12, 2025 for $54.98, and June 13, 2025 for $86.63).”
Officer Connors said Katherine reported that during that day’s incident, Mikaila stole nine items, including clothing, beauty products, and electronics, valued at $84.94.
“Katherine stated that in total, Mikaila had shoplifted $261.53 combined,” Officer Connors said.
Officer Connors said he then spoke with Mikaila in the loss prevention office.
“Mikaila stated that today was the only time that she had shoplifted, and stated she had not done so in the past,” Officer Connors said. “Mikaila stated to loss prevention that she would have paid for the items, and began arguing with loss prevention about today’s incident. It is important to note that Mikaila had paid for other items in her cart, and stated that she had money to pay for the items that she had shoplifted, however she also stated to me that she had shoplifted ‘the essentials.'”
Officer Connors said that, based on loss prevention’s statement that Mikaila had shoplifted from Target five times — including the current incident, in which she allegedly passed all points of sale without paying for the nine items in her cart — he informed her that she was under arrest for shoplifting by asportation.
“I then placed Mikaila into my department approved handcuffs, which I checked for tightness and double locked,” Officer Connors said. “Officer Zylyftari transported Mikaila back to the Leominster Police Station for booking.”
Officer Connors noted that, while searching Mikaila incident to arrest, he found two PopSockets in her coat pocket. (PopSockets are small expandable grips that stick to the back of a phone or phone case).
“I asked Mikaila if she had taken these from Target, and she stated that she had bought them at Best Buy prior. Loss prevention was not able to confirm if the PopSockets came from Target, and after clearing Target I went to Best Buy to see if Mikaila had taken the PopSockets, and they were also not able to confirm.”
Makaila Rhonda Coleman-Codrington, 30, of Leominster, was charged with the following (Officer Connor’s explanation for the charge is provided in quotations):
- Shoplifting by Asportation: “Loss prevention stated that Mikaila concealed nine items and crossed all points of sale without paying for said items,” Officer Connors said. “The total amount of the items was $84.94. Loss prevention stated that Mikaila has shoplifted five times total from Target, with the total amount at $261.53.”
Mikaila was trespassed from the Target in Leominster for a year.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story took place in February, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to obtain the court documents. FOIAs are time-consuming.
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