A 16-year-old high school student in Lancaster County was charged this month after police said she stole around $10 worth of food from a school lunch line.

Police on Oct. 8 charged the girl with retail theft after she stole food and drinks worth $10.50 from the Penn Manor High School cafeteria on several occasions beginning on Oct. 6.

Police reviewed video footage from the cafeteria and said the student did not stop at the register to pay for the items on her lunch tray.

Millersville Borough Police Chief Jeff Margevich said the police report for the incident was not able to fully encapsulate all the details that led to criminal charges being filed.

“We do not come charging in and make any snap decisions. There’s a lot of process, way more detail behind each individual case than what we

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