FLORENCE-On December 1, 2025, Florence Police Department officers responded to 3100 Hough Road; Walmart regarding a retail theft call for service.
Officers came in contact with Michael Dyson and Dakota Lovelace inside Walmart. Dyson and Lovelace were using a fake tag
Michael Dyson
to scan items in lieu of the real tags on several items. While on scene, officers learned that Lovelace had active warrants for a previous theft. They also located a baggie containing methamphetamine on Dyson’s person. Initially, Dyson was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance-Methamphetamine and Lovelace was charged with her active warrants.
After further investigation by the Florence Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division, Detectives found that this was the ninth time in three different states that Dyson and Lovelace have stolen from retailers. FPD Detectives swore out warrants for Organized Retail Theft (13A-8-226) to charge
Dakota Lovelace
both Michael Dyson and Dakota Lovelace.
Dyson is currently confined at the Lauderdale County Detention Center. He has a bond set at $30,000 for the Organized Retail Theft charge and unrelated drug charge.
Lovelace was released on a $1,000 bond before the warrant for Organized Retail Theft was issued. She has an outstanding warrant for Organized Retail Theft. If you know of her whereabouts, please contact us. You can call dispatch at 256-760-6610 or you can send us an anonymous tip on our FPD app.
Media Release/Joshua Meza/Florence Police Department/Public Information Officer
