Telegraph Staff Writer
STARKE— A Starke retailer summoned police to its Deerfoot Village location, anticipating a prior shoplifter would strike again.
Kimberly Buhler Baker, 60, of Hampton was later arrested for petit theft.
According to an arrest report, a loss prevention officer at Bealls Outlet spotted the 60-year-old in the store and called police because of the defendant’s prior thefts at Bealls in Starke and Keystone Heights.
Starke Police Officer Stormi McAdams wrote in an arrest report that she waited outside, and the store employee watched Baker on video. When the Hampton woman exited the store without paying for merchandise, McAdams was on hand to take the defendant into custody.
“Post Miranda,” the officer wrote, “Kimberly admitted to units and loss prevention that she did put items in her cart that she did not pay for and left the store. The items varied from clothing to accessories. The total value of the items was $301.75 before tax.”
“Kimberly was cooperative and honest regarding her history with shoplifting and the items she took without paying for them,” McAdams added. “She advised there were items that she exchanged, but the majority of the items were items she took without paying for them.”
