Original: 2001 shoplifting incident On December 12 , 2001 , Ryder was arrested on shoplifting charges in Beverly Hills , California ; she stood accused of stealing $ 5,500 worth of designer clothes and accessories at a Saks Fifth Avenue department store .
Simplified: Ryder also received worldwide attention after her arrest on December 12 , 2001 for shoplifting from a Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills , California .