Woman Suspected Of Stealing Cosmetics In Newtown Borough Arrested

NEWTOWN BOROUGH, PA — A woman caught on camera stealing $1600 worth of cosmetics from the CVS Pharmacy at Lincoln and Penn last year has been arrested and charged with retail theft.

After an investigation, the woman was taken into custody on January 30, according to the Newtown Borough Police Department.

On April 24, 2024, CVS notified police that after conducting an inventory they discovered that $1600 worth of cosmetics were missing. Police said the store subsequently reviewed its surveillance video and found evidence of a retail theft that had occurred on April 10, 2024.

Police launched an investigation and found surveillance video showing a woman exiting a SEPTA bus and then entering the CVS at about 2:30 p.m. on April 10. In the video, the woman can be seen placing items in a black bag and in her cargo pants, police said.

Police said the woman then left the business without paying and got back onto the SEPTA bus.

Police released this image to the public in 2024 asking for her identity.