Shoplifter Gets Lift in Cruiser - To Jail

 WEST YARMOUTH -  On Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at 9:40 PM—the Yarmouth Police Department responded to the Pizazz gift store on Long Pond Drive in South Yarmouth regarding a shoplifter. Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Kevin P. McIsaac arrived at the store and located the suspect sitting in her blue Ford Expedition in the rear parking lot. 

Store employees advised Patrol Officer McIsaac that they had observed the suspect steal a dress and a stuffed animal.  The suspect was placed under arrest and transported to Yarmouth Police Headquarters. She is scheduled for arraignment in the Barnstable District Court today. 

An inventory of the vehicle revealed a large quantity of brand new items with store tags still on them.  Many of the items were listed as coming from two other gift stores in West Yarmouth—Wings and Mrs. Mitchell’s. 

 Several hundred dollars worth of items were confiscated and the investigation is ongoing. 

Partial List of Recovered Items:

·         Stuffed Animals

·         Women’s Clothing

·         Mens Clothing

·         Bathing Suits

·         Jewelry

·         Toys 

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact Yarmouth Police Patrol Officer Kevin P. McIsaac at 508-775-0445 extension 1593.

Arrested was Amy D. Beltzer—Age 30 of 52 Lake Road West, West Yarmouth, MA. She is charged with Shoplifting 

This media release was prepared by Yarmouth Police Department Lieutenant Steven G. Xiarhos—Patrol Force Commander