While it’s unknown why people flock to Stafford County in an attempt to commit crimes, one thing is certain, deputies won’t stand for it. A shoplifting trio discovered this fact Wednesday.

On April 3rd at approximately 12:25 p.m. deputies would once again respond to Kohl’s, located at 1220 Stafford Market Place, for a larceny. Staff advised three people, two males and one female, were actively stealing a large amount of foundation. As deputies entered Stafford Market Place, the suspects were leaving in a white SUV. They would not make it far before Deputy S.C. Martin located the suspect vehicle. Before the suspects could pass the Panera Bread, deputies boxed in the vehicle and quickly detained all three suspects.

Deputy C.D. Sullivan used store cameras to confirm all three detained individuals were the suspects and took part in the larceny. The nearly $1,300 worth of foundation was discovered still on the suspect’s person. Not only that, but an additional $2,400 worth of stolen cosmetic items were uncovered and appeared to be from a different store. The suspects were identified as Gheorghe Barbu, 52, with no fixed address, Marius Roman, 20, with no fixed address, and a juvenile female from Manassas. While it was confirmed all three were family friends, none of them confirmed why they picked Stafford to commit their crimes.

Unfortunately for the suspects, they did not have time to use the foundation before their mugshots. Barbu and Roman were both charged with grand larceny, receiving stolen goods, larceny with intent to sell, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The juvenile received criminal complaints for grand larceny, receiving stolen goods, larceny with intent to sell, concealment, and possession of burglary tools. Juvenile intake was contacted but refused to detain the juvenile, so she was released to her mother.