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Police Beat: Rash of Wal-Mart shoplifting charges filed

By Howard B. Owens

A 17-year-old Byron gril is charged with petty larceny. The teenager is accused of putting items in her purse at Wal-Mart and then walking past all points of purchase.

Markeda Starks, 18, of 7 Mill St., #7, Batavia, is charged with petty larceny. Starts is accused of shoplifting at Wal-Mart.

Toni White, 28, of 14 S. Main St., Batavia is charged with petty larceny. White is accused of stealing from Wal-Mart.

Shaleesa Woods, 18, of 2964 Batavia-Oakfield Townline Road, Batavia, is accused of stealing from Wal-Mart. She was charged with petty larceny.

Emilea Webster, 20, of 126 Frank St., Medina, Batavia, is accused of shoplifting from Wal-Mart. Webster was charged with petty larceny.

Timothy Wood, 20, of 115 S. Main St., Batavia, is charged of petty larceny. He is accused of shoplifting from Wal-Mart.

Teri Sczepanski, 47, of 2034 Lewiston Road, Basom, is charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Sczepanski allegedly drove another person's car without permission.

Gary Spencer

Five different individuals all charged with stealing from WalMart? Did this all occur on the same day? Makes me wonder if this happens everyday and they just had extra security on that day or were all these people connected and went in as a group. Just makes me wonder that's all!

Jun 18, 2009, 7:15am Permalink
Howard B. Owens

I know there was a group of people who were part of the same crew, so to speak. I heard that on the scanner. But I can't say for sure who is connected and who operated, so to speak, independently.

But Wal-Mart aggressively pursues shoplifting, or "loss prevention," as they call it.

Jun 18, 2009, 7:39am Permalink

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