Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Sherry Corine Ealum-Morgan, 36, was arrested on October 21 and charged with a series of shoplifting incidents in which officers say she has a pattern of going down a line of Butler Plaza stores with a large tote bag, stealing items from each store, and taking the stolen items directly to a pawn store; more charges were added yesterday.
A Gainesville Police Department detective described the incidents as a “theft rampage” and said there was no doubt about her identity because police officers and Loss Prevention Officers are very familiar with Ealum-Morgan. One Loss Prevention Officer described her as “a well-known thief who staff always watches closely when she comes to the store.”…