Posted on 02/14/2011 12:01:47 PM PST by Red Badger
A Pontiac woman’s alleged theft attempt was foiled this week when her motorized cart became stuck at a Rochester Hills Meijer.
Jerrie Perkins, 30, is charged with unarmed robbery, resisting and obstructing a police officer and second-degree retail fraud.
Her bond was set at $15,000 by 52-3 District Magistrate Nick Camargo during arraignment Thursday.
Investigators said Perkins was attempting to leave the Rochester Road Meijer with more than $600 worth of stolen electronic merchandise when her cart got stuck and she was unable to drive out the door.
The door alarm was activated when Perkins passed through it around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, and Meijer employees approached her asking for a receipt for the items.
Perkins — approximately 5 foot 2 and 400 pounds — shoved a loss prevention officer and hit her in the face, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.
A sheriff’s deputy arrived and asked Perkins to put her hands behind her back, but she “cursed at the deputy, balled her right hand into a fist and took a fighting stance,” according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.
The deputy pulled his Taser and told Perkins to put her hands behind her back, but Perkins brought her fist up over her head and looked directly at the deputy.
The deputy Tasered Perkins, who then complied with the deputy’s commands and was taken to jail.
Oh my God! that’s the woman from the phone booth in front of the San Lorenzo Lucky store!! ;)
I’ll bet her favorite song is “Born This Way” by Lady Caca...
For the record, I am not this person.
She was probably using the one the store provides free for handicapped people.
That's why they used to call it "Meijer Shifty Takers" back in the day. (Their full name is "Meijer Thrifty Acres", although I think they dropped that when they went state-wide, then national. It just became "Meijers".
He looked stoned out of his gourd. The woman with him...wasn't bad looking at all. She was yipping at the dude...to watch where he was going. I kind of wanted to just watch them do their thing...but I was in a hurry.
The guy could not have been 45 yrs old...not fat..just STONED looking.
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