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Woman and niece laugh as they steal from Wal-Mart http://www.privateofficer.com
FRAMINGHAM MA Mar 7 2009
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A Framingham woman and her niece laughed while they packed a bag full of stolen makeup and CDs at Wal-Mart on Wednesday while the woman’s two children watched, police said.
Josephine A. Washburn’s attitude changed when a police officer said he was going to contact the state Department of Children and Families because she was committing a crime in front of her children, police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany said.
“Josephine pleaded with the officer, ‘Please don’t arrest me. I’ll never do it again,”‘said Shastany. “She didn’t understand why it was neglectful.”
Store security called police around 6 p.m. to report they had two shoplifters in custody.
They told Officer Val Krishtal they watched Washburn, 43, and her 16-year-old niece, fill a bag with makeup and classic rock CDs from the 1970s, such as Foghat, Janis Joplin and Deep Purple, Shastany said. The total price was a little less than $143.
“They were obviously putting the items in the bag while Josephine’s 10- and 12-year-old daughters watched,” he said. “It appeared they were both laughing as they were doing this.”
The group went through the checkout aisle where Washburn paid for $8 worth of goods. Security stopped them with the stolen items.
Washburn and the 16-year-old girl, who was on probation for shoplifting in Natick, were charged with shoplifting of property worth more than $100.
Washburn’s children were picked up by a relative, and the police contacted the state.
Washburn, of 7 Lexington St., pleaded not guilty at her Framingham District Court arraignment yesterday, and was released without bail. She is due back in court on April 17 for a pretrial conference.
metrowest daily news
A Framingham woman and her niece laughed while they packed a bag full of stolen makeup and CDs at Wal-Mart on Wednesday while the woman’s two children watched, police said.
Josephine A. Washburn’s attitude changed when a police officer said he was going to contact the state Department of Children and Families because she was committing a crime in front of her children, police spokesman Lt. Paul Shastany said.
“Josephine pleaded with the officer, ‘Please don’t arrest me. I’ll never do it again,”‘said Shastany. “She didn’t understand why it was neglectful.”
Store security called police around 6 p.m. to report they had two shoplifters in custody.
They told Officer Val Krishtal they watched Washburn, 43, and her 16-year-old niece, fill a bag with makeup and classic rock CDs from the 1970s, such as Foghat, Janis Joplin and Deep Purple, Shastany said. The total price was a little less than $143.
“They were obviously putting the items in the bag while Josephine’s 10- and 12-year-old daughters watched,” he said. “It appeared they were both laughing as they were doing this.”
The group went through the checkout aisle where Washburn paid for $8 worth of goods. Security stopped them with the stolen items.
Washburn and the 16-year-old girl, who was on probation for shoplifting in Natick, were charged with shoplifting of property worth more than $100.
Washburn’s children were picked up by a relative, and the police contacted the state.
Washburn, of 7 Lexington St., pleaded not guilty at her Framingham District Court arraignment yesterday, and was released without bail. She is due back in court on April 17 for a pretrial conference.
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