A homeless woman caught stealing six packages of cuticle clippers from a Sunrise Publix told police she had a good reason for the theft.
Patricia Watson, 46, said she wanted to sell the stolen goods on the street.
According to police, she walked into the supermarket at 9300 Commercial Blvd. on an afternoon last month. A loss prevention officer spotted Watson stuffing the packages of clippers into her bra.
Then, she walked past the registers and out the front door, without paying, a police report reads. The total loss to the store: $89.94.
Police arrested Watson and charged her with felony petit theft because she had a history of shoplifting.
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