Woman arrested for shoplifting

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August 31, 2010

Nathan Straus Jacksonville Daily Progress The Jacksonville Daily Progress Tue Aug 31, 2010, 06:13 PM CDT

JACKSONVILLE — Mary Carpenter, a 35-year-old Jacksonville woman, was arrested Saturday on a shoplifting charge, said Jacksonville Police Department Detective Sgt. Daniel Franklin.

He said she was arrested and charged with public intoxication and shoplifting.

“Management at Brookshire Brothers observed a white female sticking stuff in her purse,” Franklin said.

He also said once confronted, authorities allegedly found about $10 worth of nail polish remover and hair clips.

The alleged incident took place at about noon.

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