Felony Theft: She Needs a Better Mobile Phone Plan

Probaby not the kind of cell phone charge this Revere, Mass., woman was looking for.

On June 20, 2013, members of the Nashua Police Department Uniform Field Operations Division arrested a Massachusetts resident for Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer Consolidation, class A Felony. Crystal Surette, 28, of 34 Franklin Street, Revere, Mass., was arrested at the Nashua Police Department, at approximately 1:12 p.m.

On April 3, 2011, at approximately 1:58 p.m., Nashua Police patrol officers responded to a local business and learned that a female suspect took two cell phones valued in excess of $1,000, from the business without attempting to pay for them, and left the store. On April 4, 2011, at approximately 12 p.m., officers responded to another area business and learned the same female took two additional cell phones, valued at $949.98, without attempting to pay for them, and fled the store. The investigation was furthered by Detectives in the Criminal Investigations Division and a warrant was issued for Surette.

A Class A Felony is punishable by up to 15 years in the New Hampshire State Prison, exclusive of fines. Surette is being held at the Nashua Police Department on $20,000 cash/surety bail pending her arraignment at the 9th Circuit-District Division-Nashua Court on June 21, 2013.