Crime & Safety
Woman Accused Of Shoplifting At Macy's
Police said she hid merchandise in her purse and a store bag.
YORKTOWN, NY — A 70-year-old White Plains woman was accused of shoplifting from Macy's in the Jefferson Valley Mall. Yorktown police charged Victoria E. Pinto, 70, of White Plains, with petit larcency, a misdemeanor.
Police said that, on March 18, an officer was sent to investigate a report of a shoplifter in custody at Macy's. The officer said Pinto went into the store at 5 p.m. and hid merchandise valued at $219.51 in her purse and a Macy's bag.
Police said she passed all points of purchase and left the store without paying for the merchandise.
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Pinto was arrested at the scene and taken to police headquarters for processing.
She was released on her own recognizance and is due back in Yorktown Justice Court April 18.
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