A woman with two prior convictions for retail theft reportedly took her 17-year-old daughter on her latest venture.
Rajeeah Jones, 35, was arrested and charged with felony counts of retail theft and conspiracy and one misdemeanor count of corruption of minors. She was arraigned and released on $30,000 monetary bail.
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Tullytown Borough Police Department responded to a call at the Walmart located at 180 Levittown Parkway on Saturday afternoon. According to Walmart Asset Protection, they had been conducting surveillance on two women which had been switching out tags on merchandise throughout the store. According to court documents, the women had been replacing price tags with lesser expensive tags before taking their items to self-checkout.
It was noted in court documents that the women, in addition to switching out price tags, also incorrectly rung up an air conditioner that was in one of their two carts, due to the improper scanning, the air conditioner was never paid for.
According to a probable cause affidavit, police waited to apprehend the women until they had passed all points of sale. It was then that they escorted them back to the Loss Prevention office.
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Jones, who was identified positively by her North Carolina drivers license, identified the other female as her daughter.
While Jones was detained, she was found with two screw drivers and a hammer concealed in her purse. She also was in possession of a drink that she had selected from the store, partially drank and not paid for.
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Walmart Asset Protection valued the items related to the theft at $251.66.
Jones awaits a preliminary hearing with District Judge Robert Wagner on June 23.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
