People v. Spencer

In December 2009, two loss prevention officers employed at a department store in the Town of Horseheads, Chemung County watched defendant and his girlfriend as they shopped. The officers later testified that they saw defendant and the girlfriend take items of merchandise from store shelves, which the girlfriend then concealed in a stroller that she was pushing. After leaving the store without paying for the merchandise, the couple was stopped in the parking lot. Over 50 items, with a combined value of approximately $1,590, were found in the stroller. Defendant was indicted on one count of…