Penitentiary officer accused of shoplifting at Boardman Walmart again
A corrections officer at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown is once again accused of shoplifting at the Boardman Walmart.
BOARDMAN TWP., Ohio - A corrections officer at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown is once again accused of shoplifting at the Boardman Walmart.
The Loss Prevention Officer at the Doral Drive store told township police on Saturday that video surveillance showed 44-year-old Julianna Stefek of Poland hide a $19 jar of pomade under her purse as she went through the checkout lane.
When Stefek was stopped in the store, she told the loss prevention officer “This time it was a mistake. Not like the last time,” according to the police report.
Stefek is likely referring to a 2017 shoplifting arrest at the same store.
According to 21 News archives, Stefek was charged with theft after she allegedly bagged $71 worth of merchandise at the self-checkout, but only paying $24.
That charge was eventually dismissed.
This time Stefek has been issued a court summons for theft and also given a criminal trespass warning.
Penitentiary Public Information officer Tom Horton tells 21 News that Stefek has been off for the last few days and won't be back to work until Wednesday.
