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Woman in California Held For Licking $1,800 Worth Items In A Supermarket

The 53-year-old woman was arrested for felony, vandalism and merchandise was destroyed due to fear of contamination.

Los Angeles (US): At a time when Covid 19 have thrown life out of gear with groceries and essential items becoming difficult to access, a woman in California was found licking groceries and other items at a supermarket in the northern part of the state. The woman has been arrested after she was found licking $1,800 worth of groceries and other items at a supermarket,  according to the police on Wednesday. As soon as the matter was reported to the South Lake Tahoe police department, near the border with Nevada, officers came into swift action. They reached the Safeway store to find that the suspect has also hoarded numerous jewellery pieces from the store. Chris Fiore, spokesman for the South Lake Tahoe police department, near the border with Nevada, said officers located the suspect, identified as Jennifer Walker. "The suspect licked the jewelry then began to load her cart with merchandise from the store," according to an employee in the store as told to an agency. The woman was found walking inside the store with a shopping cart full of items, including meat and liquor, which she had no means to purchase. The 53-year-old woman was arrested for felony vandalism after she was caught by the police. After the arrest, merchandise had to be destroyed for fear of contamination.
In the US at least 431,000 people were found infected while the death toll touched 14,700. A record 1,922 deaths were reported in 24 hours on Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins.
(With inputs from agency)
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