Gainesville woman arrested for stealing items from Walmart to sell to ‘people she knows from the streets’

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Shirley Ann Williams, 67, was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing items worth $400 from Walmart, with the intention of selling them at half price to pay her bills.

At about 1:01 p.m. on September 22, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to the northeast Walmart (1800 NE 12th Avenue), where Williams allegedly selected 24 items worth $401.22 and passed all points of sale without paying for them. She was detained by a Loss Prevention Officer and escorted to his office…

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