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Mom Arrested for Stealing Baby Clothes from Target
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18:35Now PlayingAround 5:03 PM on June 4, 2023, officers from the Township of Ocean Police Department were dispatched to a report of a shoplifting that had occurred at Target on 2331 SR 66. Patrolmen Aaron Pignitore, Timothy Kolodziej, and Casey Larrison responded to this call and made contact with the accused shoplifter, who was identified as 36-year-old Ashley Journic. Ashley told the officers that she had recently given birth and she was looking for baby clothes because she had been unemployed for 3 months and everything was too expensive.
An employee in the loss prevention office told the officers that Ashley had filled a cart full of items and concealed much of the merchandise in Target bags. Surveillance showed that Ashley only paid for 2 of the items while she had exited the store without paying for the other items. They also had surveillance footage showing prior incidents of shoplifting involving the same individual in that particular Target store.
The officers evaluated an itemized receipt of the merchandise that was allegedly stolen, and determined that she had attempted to steal 11 apparel items and 3 bedding packages. The total value of the stolen merchandise was $635.49. An officer asked the Target employee to share the surveillance footage with them, while Patrolman Pignitore placed Ashley in hand-cuffs and transported her to the police car.
Patrolman Pignitore subsequently transported Ashley to OTPD for processing. She was charged with shoplifting (2C:20-11). After Ashley was processed at police HQ, Officer Pignitore drove her back to her vehicle in the parking lot of the Target store and released her with a summons to appear in court.
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