Crime & Safety

Police Catch Repeat Fleeing Shoplifter

The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department.

On July 3 a loss prevention employee approached someone suspected of stealing shoes.

The Streetsboro woman ran out of the store with a pair of $75 shoes and hopped into her Pontiac G6, according to the report.

Officers said the temporary license plate was torn on the car she drove away in around 5:30 p.m.

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She was stopped by officers at Fishcreek Road.

After further investigation, police said they learned the woman had been stopped for shoplifting before at a Kohl’s in Warren, Ohio.

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She has been told not to return to Kohl’s stores so police charged her with a fourth-degree misdemeanor of trespassing.

The 18-year-old was also charged with theft, a first-degree misdemeanor and not having license plates, a minor-misdemeanor.


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