Woman arrested for licking Sh191,000 worth of groceries
This handout photo courtesy of South Lake Tahoe police department shows Jennifer Walker's booking mugshot from El Dorado County jail, a 53-year-old South Lake Tahoe, resident who was arrested on April 7, 2020. PHOTO | AFP
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- Walker, 53, was arrested for felony vandalism and the merchandise had to be destroyed for fear of contamination.
A California woman has been arrested after licking $1,800 (about Sh191,000) worth of groceries and other items at a supermarket in the northern part of the state, police said Wednesday.
Chris Fiore, spokesman for the South Lake Tahoe police department, near the border with Nevada, told AFP that officers were called to the Safeway store on Tuesday following reports of "a customer licking groceries" at a time of heightened fears over the spread of the highly contagious novel coronavirus.
"When officers arrived on the scene, a Safeway employee informed them that the suspect put numerous pieces of jewellery from the store on her hands," he said. "The suspect licked the jewellery then began to load her cart with merchandise from the store."
Fiore said officers located the suspect, identified as Jennifer Walker, inside the store with a shopping cart full of items, including meat and liquor, which she had no means to purchase.
Walker, 53, was arrested for felony vandalism and the merchandise had to be destroyed for fear of contamination.
