Woman busted for licking $1,800 in groceries during coronavirus crisis

A California woman was busted for licking $1,800 worth of items at a grocery store amid the coronavirus crisis, local authorities said.

Jennifer Walker, 53, picked up various items at the Safeway store in the resort city of South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday afternoon, licked them and put them in her cart, police said in a statement.

But Walker apparently had no intention of purchasing anything in the cart — including costume jewelry, meat and liquor, NBC News reported.

An employee informed officers that everything Walker handled was “deemed unsellable due to the cross-contamination,” authorities said.

She was arrested on a felony vandalism charge and booked into the El Dorado County Jail. Bail is set at $10,000, jail records show.

Walker does not have an arrest record in the city, located near the Nevada border, but “we’ve had local contact with her, we’re familiar with her,” police Lt. Shannon Laney told NBC.

It’s unclear whether Walker has an attorney.

via: https://nypost.com/2020/04/09/woman-busted-for-licking-groceries-during-coronavirus-crisis/

Photo Credit: South Lake Tahoe Police