Woman shopping with four children to answer in court for alleged theft

A Tavares woman will appear in court for allegedly stashing $127 in merchandise in her purse while shopping with four children at Walmart in Leesburg.

An officer responded to Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., regarding retail theft at 5:55 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 21, according to a case report from the Leesburg Police Department. Loss prevention staff already had 25-year-old Te’Sharah Jones detained in their office for stealing.

A loss prevention employee advised that he was reviewing security footage when he saw Jones walking with four juveniles and a cart full of merchandise between several clothing aisles. She put a white T-shirt in her shoulder bag, which was in the shopping cart. She then paid for the items in her cart but not her bag, the report said…

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