Crime Report: Novi Woman Drinks Stolen Wine While She Shops

Fenton Police received a complaint from security at noon on Oct. 16 about a woman allegedly consuming miniature bottles of wine while she was shopping.

A Walmart security official told police they had observed the woman consuming approximately 10 of the small bottles when she entered the check out line and paid for other items, but not the wine.

Chief Rick Aro said police responded and the woman told police she had been recently released from an alcohol treatment center.

She was arrested on charges of retail fraud and taken to the Fenton Police Department where she registered a .30 on a preliminary breath test, more than three times the legal limit of .08.

During booking, police found she had a felony drunken driving warrant out of Novi and she was turned over to Novi Police.

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