Woman Jailed Following Alleged Theft Of $800 From Local StoreWoman Jailed Following Alleged Theft Of $800 From Local Store

9/7/13 - A Flint woman has been jailed after police say she and her 21-year-old daughter tried to steal hundreds of dollars’ worth of merchandise from a local retailer. Her arrest took place after an August 30th incident where police say the 41-year-old woman walked out of the Hartland Walmart without paying for several items. Hartland Patch reports an employee witnessed the event and confronted the woman in the parking lot, where she and her 21-year-old daughter were loading items into a vehicle. The employee asked for a receipt, which was provided, but it did not include many of the items being loaded. The pair then drove off with the items. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department eventually pulled the vehicle over and returned the women to the store, where they say the mother admitted to stealing the items, which cost a total of about $800. The daughter claimed to have no knowledge of the theft, but police say the security footage of the incident show her participating in it. Additional items, including a flat-screen television and digital camera, were also found unopened in the vehicle and were identified as potentially stolen from the store. The mother was transported to the Livingston County Jail without incident. (TD)