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🌱 Why a Cottonwood Shores woman received the maximum 10-year theft sentence

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  • Why a Cottonwood Shores woman received the maximum 10-year theft sentence

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📰 News we're reading

• Burnet County repeat thief sentenced to 10 years (dailytrib.com) — A Cottonwood Shores woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after repeatedly stealing from the Marble Falls Walmart, with her prior convictions elevating the charges to felonies. Prosecutors and the judge cited her long theft history in imposing the maximum term, saying the pattern of shoplifting was harming the wider Burnet County community.
   

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