Pembroke Woman Goes for the Shrimp and Pistachios

An area woman with a history of criminal charges is facing a felony theft charge after an incident last month.

Kelly Lynn Butler, 47, of Pembroke, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. on March 24, on a felony theft charge.

According to an arrest report, officers were called to the Market Basket on Storrs Street for a report of a shoplifter. They spoke with a store employee and the shoplifter, later identified as Butler.

The employee alleged that Butler “has stolen from them a few times in the past few days.” The employee saw her enter the store and watched her on the security camera. Butler allegedly “placed two packages of shrimp and a bag of pistachios in her purse and left the store without paying for the items,” according to the employee.

The value of the items was around $53.

The employee was asked about the other thefts and he stated that he didn’t have enough to file charges in those cases.

The officers spoke to Butler who reportedly stated she was out on bail on an operating after suspension charge in Pembroke and she was arrested.

Butler has been convicted of theft twice before, according to the report – a shoplifting incident in New London District in February 2003 and a willful concealment charge from February 2012 in Concord District Court. Due to the previous convictions, the shrimp and pistachios theft charge was elevated to a felony.

Butler was released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail and had a court date on April 28.

According to online reports, Butler was arrested in June 2013 on driving and default of bail charges in Pembroke. She was also arrested on a theft charge in October 2011 in Concord.

Editor’s note: The following story was derived from information supplied by the Concord Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.