A Villager has been arrested after allegedly stealing jewelry at a store at Brownwood Paddock Square.
Tracey Ann Chartier, 57, of the Village of Monarch Grove, is facing a charge of theft after stealing $600 worth of bracelets and from Kylie’s Closet on Jan. 26, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. Chartier allegedly slipped the merchandise into her purse. While she was in the store, she mentioned to an employee that she worked at Spartina 449, also at Brownwood. She bragged about wearing clothes from the store and said she only had to work three days a week.
After the theft was discovered, a manager from Kylie’s took surveillance photos to Spartina 449 where Chartier was identified by a manager.
When an officer went to Chartier’s home, the officer spoke with Chartier’s husband who admitted his wife might be suffering from kleptomania. He said she had stolen from stores when they lived in Rhode Island. Chartier retrieved the bag of jewelry and handed it over to police. The jewelry still had the pricetags attached to them…