BEREA, Ohio -- An Olmsted Falls woman, 29, was arrested Sept. 18 after she stole merchandise from Dollar General, hid in her accomplice’s apartment and warned police that she was armed.

Police were called to Dollar General, 390 W. Bagley Road in Berea, at about 9 p.m. after the woman loaded her shopping cart with merchandise and left the store without paying.

The woman entered the front passenger seat of a Ford SUV, which was driven away from the parking lot. A Dollar General worker gave police the license plate number.

As the SUV sped away, a box of Crayola washable markers and a throw blanket fell out of the vehicle and onto the ground.

Police checked the plate number and learned that the SUV belonged to a 63-year-old man who lives at The Acadian, 21462 Sheldon Road in Brook Park.

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