Detroit Lakes Walmart Heist: Moorhead Man Busted in $1,400 Smash-and-Grab

Waldern Lacroix
Waldren Roger Lacroix

Detroit Lakes (trfnews.i234.me) — Waldren Roger Lacroix, 48, of Moorhead, has been sentenced in Becker County District Court for felony theft following a coordinated theft at Walmart in Detroit Lakes.

On December 3, 2023, Lacroix and two accomplices entered Walmart around 6:35 a.m. Surveillance footage revealed Lacroix filling a cart with over $1,400 worth of merchandise, including trail cameras, knives, camping gear, toys, and holiday items. He exited the fire door near the cosmetics section with the stolen goods, leaving behind a trail camera. The group loaded the items into their green Pontiac sedan and fled, but some merchandise was recovered at the scene.

On March 17, Judge Gretchen Thilmony sentenced Lacroix to 21 months in prison at St. Cloud, concurrent with his current sentence in North Dakota. He must also pay restitution of $1,469.09 and $125 in court fines.

I’m Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.


Did you know?

  • Retail theft costs U.S. businesses billions annually.

  • Minnesota classifies theft over $1,000 as a felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

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