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Shoplifting Charges Do Not Issue After Clerk Magistrate Hearing
Several weeks ago a woman was shopping in a local supermarket. She went to the self checkout kiosk, paid for some of the groceries and did not pay for many others. She bagged all items and casually left the store. Unbeknownst to her store security was monitoring her actions. They observed that theft and stopped her outside the store. The found all items and her receipt. The value of the merchandise did not match with the receipt. Security cameras corroborated the theft. Local police were called and a summons for shoplifting under G.L. c. 266 Section 30A issued. The woman is not a citizen and any adverse result could lead to deportation. Today, our office defended the woman at a clerk magistrate hearing. No charges issued.
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