Two men and two women allegedly robbed the far west side Walmart in November, and it could be the same group that's considered responsible for similar thefts at Walmart stores in two other states.

The theft at Walmart, 7202 Watts Road, happened on Nov. 3, but wasn't reported by Walmart's loss prevention officer to Madison police until Nov. 20, said police spokesman Joel DeSpain.

"The Walmart officer said this group is the same believed to be responsible for thefts in October in Illinois and Indiana," DeSpain said.

The group apparently uses the customer service area as a target, police said.

"They get in line, and the two men distract other customers and cashiers while the two women try to make some sort of cash transaction," DeSpain said.

"When the cash register is opened, the older of the two women, who speaks with a thick accent, points to various bills in the cash register, wanting to know what denominations they are," DeSpain said.

When the cashier tells the woman not to reach for the money, police said, the younger woman tells the cashier that it's OK, apparently trying to indicate the older woman's behavior is acceptable.

"During the confusion the older woman grabs money and is able to conceal it in her hand," DeSpain said.

The older female suspect is white, 30-45 years old, 5'5" or 5'6" tall, with a slender build and brown hair, wearing a tan sweater.

The younger female suspect is in her 20s, 5'7" tall, 170-180 pounds, with black hair, wearing a black sweater.

The two men were only described as white males.