Crime & Safety
Elderly Woman Caught On Camera Stealing At Chestnut Hill Store
The store's security camera caught the woman allegedly putting items in a bag and walking out without paying for them.
A Chestnut Hill store lost about $500 worth of merchandise recently. The prime suspect? An unassuming elderly woman who was caught on camera allegedly placing items in a band and leaving without paying.
According to NBC10, Robertson's Flowers on Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill had books, trees, and little gifts stolen from the store, allegedly by an elderly woman who was caught on camera in the act.
Philadelphia Police said the woman took a ceramic pineapple and a frame then fled Northbound on Germantown Avenue.
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The crime occurred on Tuesday, April 11, but she apparently hit the store in February, the outlet reports.
A store employee told NBC10 the woman had no idea cameras caught her alleged thievery in the incident.
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