Crime & Safety

Wisconsin Woman Caught Switching Price Tags on Giant Eagle Books

Information provided by the Fairlawn Police Department. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.

A Wisconsin woman was seen switching price tags on 13 books at on Jan. 5, according to

Jodi Ventura, 33, was walking up and down aisles, concealing items totaling $33.48 before stopping at the store's book section, police said.

The store security saw her switch price tags on 13 books, making them ring up at $10.59, when they should have rung up at $205.66, according to police.

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Ventura was caught before leaving the store and released with a court summons.

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