A 28-year-old Maricopa woman was arrested Friday after police say she repeatedly stole alcohol and king crab legs from Bashas’ over the past month.

According to a Maricopa police probable cause statement, officers arrested Myesha J. Turner, 28, Nov. 7 in connection with multiple shoplifting incidents at the city’s oldest grocer on John Wayne Parkway.

Police were first called to the store after store manager Bryant Puchalski reported that a woman had been coming inside “almost daily” and stealing merchandise, including alcohol and king crab legs.

Puchalski estimated the woman had stolen $500 to $600 in merchandise over the prior month, according to the police report. The most recent incident reportedly occurred around 6:30 a.m. Nov. 5, when Turner allegedly swiped a bottle of vodka, valu

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