A 33-year-old Braddon woman has been caught allegedly stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of handbags and cosmetics in Civic.
At 2.10pm on Thursday the security system in a store sounded, indicating goods had been taken form the store with security tags still attached.
The store manager contacted police and provided a description of the shoplifter.
Police located the woman nearby at 3.30pm, in possession of more than $2600 worth of allegedly stolen goods, made up of 15 handbags, some of which contained cosmetics matching those sold in the department store, and a knife.
She was placed under arrest and faces charges of theft, possession of a knife without a reasonable excuse, and breach of good behaviour obligations.
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