A 65-year-old Manning woman was charged about 2:59 p.m. June 16 with shoplifting after allegedly taking items valued altogether at $99 from a store in the 2000 block of Paxville Highway without paying for them.
According to reports from the Manning Police Department, the woman was spotted placing several items in her pocket book and also leaving them in the shopping cart while going through checkout. Items taken included a pillow case; a king size bed quilt; Loreal hair color; three Lindt classic recipe candy bars; a Pompeian extra light olive oil bottle; one box of HP ink; and a pack of extra lean ground beef. The quilt and the pillow case were left in the buggy, while all other items were located in the woman's purse.
The woman, whose name was not released as it was her first offense, making her charge a misdemeanor, told police that she had been having a hard time making ends met and that she only has money for gas.
