Posted on 07/30/2013 12:03:25 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
LAWRENCE - A Trenton woman shoplifted $250 worth of dresses from Macy’s Saturday afternoon, pushed a security officer, and then led police on a one-mile car chase before crashing and fleeing into a marsh along the highway, police said today.
Shabrika Laster, 24, was captured after a 20-minute police search of the marshy area near Route 1 and Interstate 95, Sgt. Joseph Amodio said.
Laster was in Macy’s at Quaker Bridge Mall at around 3:10 p.m., and had allegedly stuffed $251.98 worth of dresses under her tube top.
“She was approached by Macy’s security,” Amodio said. “She was stopped outside the store, and pushed the security officer.”
Laster drew back her hand as if she was about to strike the security guard, but instead jumped behind the wheel of her car and took off with another 24-year-old Trenton girl in the passenger seat, police said.
Officer Mark Poveromo tried to stop the car, but Laster allegedly ignored him and began to weave in and out of traffic as she fled south on Route 1. Poveromo stopped his pursuit after about a mile. Laster then hit another car near the entrance to I-95, bringing both vehicles to a stop, police said.
Laster fled, leaving the 24-year-old behind with an arm injury she suffered in the crash, police said. No one was injured in the other car.
To try to evade the police, Laster went into a “swampy area” along I-95, which officers had to enter to track her down, Amodio said. She was found after about 20 minutes and placed under arrest.
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I thought most retail establishments have policies against stopping shoplifters?
Wow. Nice name. Prison Sha-Break-a,, You Sha-Break-a-my heart, Marsh-a Marsh-a Marsh-a. It ain’t easy being a peace officer these days.
That’s sexy....
These dresses to honor Trayvon...!
If Rachel Jeantel had a sister......
Naw. I like to hit it until canned hams fall out.
“Naw. I like to hit it until canned hams fall out.”
You are such a weirdo, Laz.
Is that a tube in your top or are you just glad to see me....
I imagine Macy’s is deliberating whether or not they want to take the clothing back - after where it’s been.
Not exactly - not in my experience anyway.
Stores keep surveillance going and do other security measures trying to ID shoplifters BEFORE they leave their stores. That’s usually where they are “detained”, in the store. However they aren’t physically accosted if they insist on getting away. If they get away out into a mall it’s much more difficult to “detain” them. It shows they are determined to escape, and you’re right they aren’t physically stopped.
They ARE followed to the extent possible and police are alerted which way they fled.
But the goal is to approach them before they leave the store and announce that you know they have unpaid for merchandise on them, and that you have called the police and the police are on their way. That if they leave after you tell them, and they are eventually caught they will be charged not only with shoplifting but with evading the police.
So, hopefully, they wait quietly for the cops to arrive and process the crime because “the jig is up”.
If Obama had a daughter..........
Police only arrested her because she is black.......
She is guilty as hell......
Laz wouldn’t hit it....
And for yo Ann Coulture fans, there are rules so post more pictures of her........
I’ve had friends in retail who had a different experiences. For example, I had a friend who worked at Home Depot, and was furious at the rampant shoplifting that was condoned, and that employees would be punished for stopping it in any way. He said building contractors would load up on stuff and walk out with it, and the managers said it was company policy to allow it. One of his coworkers was fired for asking one of them to go to a cashier.
No, I would.
Its William’s fault.
Well, maybe not CANNED hams... smoked maybe.
What you are describing is rampant CORRUPTION.
I’m talking about someone going into a store that is properly run and doing what this babe did, concealing merchandise on them and trying to leave without paying.
And what I described is what the average retailer who is trying to run a proper store tries to do in regard to shoplifting.
I’m not talking about a totally corrupted process such as you describe.
I’ve seen it, in the typical retail situation, in everything from a big name national retail outlet to every kind of small store and clothing shop you can imagine.
Detain them in the store by walking up and telling them, come with me to the office or back part of the store, you have store merchandise on you and are leaving without paying, the police are on their way to process your crime, don’t run away unless you want more charges than shoplifting levied upon you.
I don’t think we have any disagreement here.
Just talking about two very different kinds of situations. One, typical store typical shoplift. The other, rampant corruption of “the system”.
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