Crime & Safety

Woman Shoplifted $1.1k+ From Target: Trumbull PD

She had her 5-year-old son with her, police said.

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TRUMBULL, CT — A Bridgeport woman was arrested after she shoplifted from the Hawley Lane Target several times with her 5-year-old son in tow, according to police.

Eshae Johnson, 26, stole $1,115 worth of goods between several incidents in May and one in June, police said. She had used the self checkout lane and only paid for some items with a credit card.

She turned herself in on a warrant Sept. 8. She is charged with six counts of sixth-degree larceny and five counts of risk of injury to a child.

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