Woman used torch to burn off price tags at Walmart, police say
10/07/2019 11:07 am PDT
via WXIN:
COLUMBUS, Ind. (WXIN) -- Police in Columbus arrested an Edinburgh woman at Walmart after they say she burned priced tags on merchandise on Sunday around 5 p.m.
Employees called police about a woman burning off price tags with a butane torch and then placing the merchandise in a bag.
Police say the woman, later identified as 34-year-old Jennifer Durbin, attempted to exit the store with the unpaid merchandise, but she was stopped by store security and CPD.
After officers handcuffed Durbin, CPD says she attempted to kick and head-butt officers.
They took her to the Bartholomew County Jail. She faces preliminary charges of theft with a prior conviction (Level 6 felony) and resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor).
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