Crime & Safety
(UPDATE: Arrest Made) Police Seeking Kmart Shoplifting Suspects
Police say the couple attempted to conceal nearly $200 worth of merchandise under a baby blanket on Thanksgiving.
UPDATE, 11:17 a.m.: An arrest has been made in this shoplifting case.
Police say they received a tip that led to the arrest of Christina M. Gleadall, 28, of West Branch Avenue, Pine Hill, after using social media and Global Connect, a community notification service, to put out images of the two suspects Tuesday morning.
Police identified the male suspect, but did not charge him.
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Gleadall was charged with shoplifting and using a juvenile under 17 to commit a criminal offense after she was interviewed by detectives following her arrest Tuesday night. She was released on her own recognizance pending court.
An initial police press release on this case indicated the value of the merchandise Gleadall is now accused of attempting to steal was valued at $189.57. A press release announcing the arrest placed the value of the merchandise at more than $200.
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This case marked the sixth in which police have successfully utilized social media—Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Global Connect—to make an arrest.
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Police say two people attempted to steal nearly $200 in merchandise from the Kmart store on Blackwood Clementon Road while accompanied by an infant on Thanksgiving Day.
A Kmart security guard observed the suspects conceal a total of $189.57 worth of merchandise, according to police.
The duo was allegedly concealing merchandise under an oversized blanket that was also being used to cover a baby lying in an infant carrier they had placed in a shopping cart.
When confronted by store security, the suspects discarded most of the merchandise, according to police, and fled to an older model, maroon Jeep Cherokee parked at the store.
Police this week released surveillance images of the suspect to area media.
The female suspect is described as white with dirty blonde hair. She was wearing blue pajama pants and a black coat.
The male suspect is described as white with dark hair. He had a beard at the time of the incident, and was wearing a black coat with gold writing on it.
Anyone who can identify the suspects is asked to call police dispatch at 856-228-4500 or the township's anonymous crime tip line at 856-842-5560.
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