PROVINCETOWN – Provincetown Police report that the quick thinking of a local shop owner helped police nab a super shoplifter. On Thursday, police were called when a shop owner reporting 5 small canvas bags stolen from her gallery. The shop owner provided a description of the two female suspects and alerted other shop owners. Later that same day, another shop owner spotted the women as they entered a different shop downtown. They were encountered outside their hotel room where police officers recovered $1,430 worth of merchandise taken from 5 additional local businesses. Arrested by police were Ana Hermina Gordon, 34, (left) and Victoria Tatel, 33, (right) both from Randolph, MA. Both women were arrested and charged with Larceny of Property over $250. Tatel was released on $100 cash bail and Gordon was released on $500 cash bail. Both women were scheduled to be arraigned at the Orleans District Court on Friday.
Media release and photos furnished by Provincetown Police
Pair charged in multiple shoplifting incidents in Provincetown
June 29, 2015
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