Town of New Hartford NEW YORK

TOWN of NEW HARTFORD

ONEIDA COUNTY

NEW HARTFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT

32 KELLOGG ROAD, NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK 13413-2850

 Telephone: 1-315-733-6666

Fax: 1-315-724-8618

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December 14, 2007                  

Wal Mart Employee Arrested for Store Theft and Resisting 

     The New Hartford Police Department arrested a Wal Mart employee following a complaint that was filed, which alleged that the employee stole from the store while being employed there.

      According to Officer Christopher J. Burns, arrested was LaToya Robinson, age 20, of Utica.  The complaint filed by Wal Mart states that while employed as an Associate of Wal Mart Robinson used her position as a cashier to void items from a customers transaction yet still allowed the customer to take the voided items.  Wal Mart also alleges that during the same transaction Robinson failed to collect $160.99 in cash due from the customer.

     In a second incident back in November, which also involved Robinson, a fellow Associate of Robinson’s has filed paperwork claiming that Robinson stole the fellow Associates Portable Play Station game system from a jacket that was hung on the employee coat rack in the store.

     Officer Burns states that while he and a second New Hartford Police Officer attempted to place Robinson into handcuffs Robinson physically struggled with the two Officers in an attempt to prevent herself from being placed into the handcuffs.  Burns states that the Officers backed off and used a second means of submission and Robinson was then placed into handcuffs without incident.

     Robinson was arraigned in the Town of New Hartford Court on two charges of Petit Larceny, Class A Misdemeanors, one count of Falsifying Business Documents, a Class E Felony and one count of Resisting Arrest, a Class A Misdemeanor.  Robinson was released after posting bail and she will return to the Town of New Hartford Court at a later date.

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