An officer who guarded criminals at the Richmond County Detention Center has resigned after her arrest in a stupid shoplifting scheme at the Martinez Walmart, according to authorities.
(For more crime stories from the area, pick up this week’s Jail Report. Cover image: http://thejailreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Cover-Issue-649.jpg)
Detention Officer Stephanie Dodaro, 33, resigned after her arrest Monday for trying to steal dozens of items from the Martinez Walmart, authorities said.
She put a long list of items from the health & beauty section in her buggy and then grabbed a storage tote from the housewares section to put them in, a sheriff’s report says. Dodaro then went to the self checkout, rang up the tote and a few groceries and tried to leave without paying for all the stuff hidden in the tote, the report says.
An asset protection associate had been watching Dodaro and stopped her after she passed all points of sale. He escorted her back to the loss prevention officer and discovered she had tried to steal items totaling $240, a report says.
Dodaro, of Augusta, was charged with shoplifting and taken to the Columbia County Jail.
She was later released after posting bond and then went to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday morning and resigned from her position as jailer. She had worked in the Richmond County Jail for eight months, sheriff’s Sgt. Monica Belser said.
Among the items she is accused of stealing: head wraps, mascara, kids detangler, allergy relief, tweezers, lozenges, chapstick, hair spray, headache medicine, tea tree oil, scissors, deodorant, dental floss picks, bun shaper and hair pins.