So if you were a compulsive shoplifter, what would you steal? Video games? Movies? Maybe iPods? Evidently the answer is none of the above for one thief in Pennsylvania, who has chosen to make her money stealing tons and tons of Steelers jerseys:
The white woman, described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing between 180 and 200 pounds, was first observed July 2 on security video at the JCPenney store at the mall in Hempfield. The camera caught her placing almost two dozen game jerseys in a large bag and leaving the store without paying, according to state police at Greensburg.
The stolen jerseys were valued at $1,650.
So if you live near Pittsburgh and a 200 pound woman approaches you trying to pawn off a Willie Parker jersey, just know that it is probably stolen. The fun doesn't stop there however, as our Jerome Bettis-sized bandit wasn't satisfied with twenty jerseys; she needed more:
On Sunday, a woman matching the same description was observed by store security personnel entering the store at 2 p.m. while carrying a large shopping bag....
When the woman was confronted in the parking lot by store security, she fled, police said.
When store personnel opened the bag hidden inside the store, it contained 15 Steelers jerseys and bedsheets, valued at more than $1,000.
35 Steelers jerseys? And bedsheets? Again, this woman obviously hasn't seen the re-sale potential of consumer electronics. The best part though, is that she is still at-large. So if you live near Pittsburgh you better hold on tight to your Steelers swag, because there is a big lady coming to get it.
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