Serial Thief Caught Stealing AGAIN From her Employer

Around 12:22 PM on April 24, 2024, Patrolman Brian Jelinski with the Hazlet Township Police Department was were dispatched to the Burlington Coat Factory (3010 Route 35, Hazlet Township, New Jersey) on a report of an employee who had been caught stealing from them. He arrived on scene and first made contact with the manager of the store, before they walked over to the back office to make contact with the suspect.

The alleged thief was identified as Michele Intravaia. Michele refused to admit to anything, but it was later revealed that the value of what she had stolen was over $300. Since the store wanted to press charges against her, Michele was ultimately placed under arrest.

Michele was handcuffed and transported to the Hazlet Township Police Department for further processing. A search of her purse later revealed that she was in possession of a prescription item that she should not have been in possession of. Since the item resembled the effects of an opiate, Michele was also charged with possession. Michele was processed at the station, advised of her charges, and released pending her court appearance. She was charged with shoplifting (2C:12-11B(2)) and possession (2C:35-10.5E(1)).

On December 2, 2024, Michele’s shoplifting charge was downgraded to disorderly conduct (Ordinance 959-94), while the possession charge was dismissed. As a result of her conviction, Michele had to pay a total of $790 in fines.

A check of Michele's past criminal history reveals multiple prior arrests for shoplifting and writing bad checks.

Her prior arrests include the following incidents:

-Writing bad checks (2C:21-5B) in Middletown Township, NJ on October 21, 2006

-Shoplifting (2C:20-11B(1)) in Hazlet Township, NJ on December 24, 2005

-Shoplifting (2C:20-11B(1)) in Holmdel Township, NJ on June 3, 1991

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