Crime & Safety
Thief Runs Out Of Utica Justice For Girls Store
The following information was supplied by the Utica Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A shopper at in Utica ran out of the store Friday morning without paying for a handful of clothing valued at $157.
The incident took place shortly after the store opened when the would-be thief gathered several pieces of clothing from around the store and asked a clerk to place some items behind the register. As she continued to shop, she then asked the clerk for a pair of sandals from the back.
With one clerk checking for sandals and the other on the phone, the thief quickly ran out the front door with a handful of clothing. When the clerk heard the door bell chime and ran out to look, the woman was already out of site.
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The thief is described as white, 5’6, 160 pounds and was wearing a long black dress. She had dark hair and a tattoo over her left breast. She left the store with three studded tank tops, worth $13 each; three pairs of $16 shorts; and three t-shirts, valued at $16-$18.
