Crime & Safety
Woman Caught At Store Exit Wearing Stolen Clothes: Police
The shoplifter tried to sneak away by removing security tags from clothes at the Richmond Highway Marshalls. It didn't work.
GROVETON, VA—A shoplifter trying to leave with stolen clothes at the Richmond Highway Marshalls Monday couldn't fool store employees and police.
According to Fairfax County Police, the suspect had gone into a dressing room with clothes and left wearing some of them. She had cut the tags and security devices off in hopes of exiting.
That didn't happen as she planned. Authorities took her into custody as she attempted to leave the store. She had $53.98 in merchandise.
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Alba Canales, 22, of Alexandria was charged with possession of burglarious tools and petit larceny. She faces a court hearing on April 4.
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