Crime & Safety
Cobb Woman Allegedly Ate Publix Meal in Bathroom Without Paying
Elaina Clark of Powder Springs has been arrested and charged with shoplifting for the Sept. 19 incident.

Sometimes, you’re so hungry that you can’t wait to get home to eat.
A Powder Springs woman was that hungry on Sept. 19 when she walked into the Publix on Mars Hill Road in Acworth and picked up some chicken wings and potato wedges.
However, Elaina Marie Clark was allegedly so hungry that she made a lunch date for one in the store’s restroom, then walked out of the store without paying for the food she ate, an arrest warrant obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Clark was arrested at the store and is currently being held at the Cobb County jail for one count of misdemeanor shoplifting. She has a $1,000 bond.
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