Woman Stole 10 Times From Lower Makefield Store Since April: Police

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA —Last Wednesday was a day of retail thefts at ShopRite, including one by a Langhorne woman who police said had committed 10 retail thefts there since late April.

Lower Makefield Police responded at 8:35 p.m. on July 24 to the ShopRite in the 1600 block of Big Oak Road where Loss Prevention reported a retail theft in progress.

Police located a woman walking towards Kohl’s and detained her. Loss Prevention reported the woman committed 10 previous retail thefts since April 24, totaling $155.99 in unpaid merchandise. The 32-year-old Langhorne woman was taken into police custody and will be summonsed for retail theft.

That wasn't the only retail theft at the ShopRite over that day, according to police.

These were the other incidents:

• 1600 block of Big Oak Road, reported at 12:04 p.m. Loss Prevention reported their facial recognition system alerted them to a repeat offender entering the store. On this date, an unknown woman removed $96.40 worth of merchandise without paying. An investigation is ongoing.
• 1600 block of Big Oak Road, reported at 10:31 a.m. Loss Prevention reported a theft by a known male totaling $50.89. The investigation is ongoing.
• 1600 block of Big Oak Road, reported at 1:59 p.m. Loss Prevention reported an unknown man removed $100.39 worth of merchandise without paying and fled in a vehicle. Police located the vehicle on Lynbrooke Dive and took the 53-year-old male driver from Howell, N.J., into custody for retail theft.