Denville police arrested three people Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, after a 9-1-1 call reported a shoplifting in progress at the Lululemon clothing store at the Shoppes at Union Hill, the Denville Police Department said.
Officers responded at about 3:44 p.m. to the store, at 3056 Route 10 West, according to a department press release. During the investigation, officers located three people attempting to leave the parking lot and identified them as Shanda Billups, 48, of Newark; Lawrence Perkins, 65, of East Orange; and Benjamin Jean-Louis, 40, of Newark.
Police said further investigation found the three were in possession of stolen merchandise from Lululemon and The GAP clothing stores, along with drug paraphernalia. All three were arrested and taken to Denville Police Headquarters for processing.
After processing, Perkins was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a disorderly persons offense under N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2A, police said. He was released pending a future court appearance in Denville Municipal Court.
Billups was charged with shoplifting, a third-degree crime (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11b(1)); shoplifting, a fourth-degree crime (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11b(3)); conspiracy, a third-degree crime (N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2A(1)); resisting arrest, a fourth-degree crime (N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2A(1)); and possession of drug paraphernalia, a disorderly persons offense (N.J.S.A. 2C:36-2A), according to police.
Jean-Louis was charged with shoplifting, a third-degree crime (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-11b(1)); conspiracy, a third-degree crime (N.J.S.A. 2C:5-2A(1)); and receiving stolen property, a disorderly persons offense (N.J.S.A. 2C:20-7A), police said.
Billups and Jean-Louis were lodged in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending future court appearances in Morris County Superior Court.
A criminal complaint is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Photo: Ajay Suresh via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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