Crime & Safety
NYC Woman Accused Of Stealing From Macy's
Police said she changed a price tag and tried to buy a coat for less than it was worth.
YORKTOWN, N — A 61-year-old New York City woman was accused of stealing from Macy's. Yorktown police said Lilia L. Gierer, 61, of New York, was charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Police said that, on March 11, an officer was sent to investigate the report of a shoplifter in custody at Macy's.
The officer said Gierer removed a price tag from a coat and replaced it with a cheaper price tag before she brought it to the register to try to buy it and leave the store with it.
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The price difference was $220.
Gierer was arrested and taken to police headquarters for processing.
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She was released on her own recognizance and is due back in Yorktown Justice Court April 11.
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