Crime & Safety
Cops: Woman Caught Stealing More Than $1,200 in Items
A Roselle Park woman and Westfield woman are both accused of shoplifting on North Avenue a few days apart.
A Roselle Park woman was caught trying to steal more than $1,200 worth of merchandise from a West North Avenue store last Friday night, Westfield Police said.
Sharon Washington-Bhamre, 48, was charged with shoplifting and possession of burglary tools.
According to a police report, Washington-Bhamre attempted to steal $1,271.98 worth of items and removed the security tags from the merchandise last Friday shortly before midnight in a store in the 600 block of West North Avenue. The name of the store was not disclosed.
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The police report was also not clear if the store was open at the time of the incident.
Days later, a Westfield woman was arrested for shoplifting also in the 600 block of West North Avenue. Linda Welham, 55, of Westfield, was transported to the Westfield Police Department after a shoplifting attempt at about 4 p.m., police said.
The amount of merchandise stolen was $269.48. Welham was processed and released pending an investigation into the incident.
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