Merchandise in Her Pants
While doing research for This is True, I have to say this headline caught my imagination:
It's from the Northwest Indiana Times and reads,
"Chersterton cops say woman had merchandise in pants"
Now, the first thing that went through my head was, "Is this a shoplifting case, or a prostitution bust?"
It turns out that it's the former, but there's a line in the story that just bowled me over.
Here's what the woman allegedly stole:
- two dental kits
- a bottle of cologne
- one toy car
- 12 packs of Ponds Facial Strips
- a bottle of antifungal cream
- two fingernail kits and two bottles of foundation primer
...found in her purse. When apprehended she also pulled these items out of her pants (hence the headline):
- 10 DVDs
- a Play Station video game
- a pair of white tube socks
- a black and red bra
- a black and red pair of women's underwear with the word "pouty" printed on them
- three pairs of size 4T boys underwear, and
- two women's rings
Apparently Tina Yeakey, 32, has some pretty big pants.
Now with all that in mind, here's what I want to point out -- the line in the story that "made it" for me:
"Yeakey was charged with felony theft and misdemeanor conversion. She was taken to Porter County Jail, which has no death row."
So, what -- they need to transfer her to a jail that does have a death row? Boy: when it comes to shoplifting, they're pretty strict in Indiana!
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Posted October 20, 2008 8:00 AM