Woman Arrested After Shoplifting From Homer Business

A Homer woman was arrested following a shoplifting investigation that occurred on September 30th. Homer Police arrested 48 year old Jessica L. Morton of Homer for Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor, on October 7th.

Police say around 5:50pm on September 30th, Morton was at Homer Men & Boys on South Main Street where she hid various articles of clothing in a backpack prior to leaving the store without paying.

Homer Police say they located her at her residence on Route 41 where she admitted to officers she stole the items and then turned the clothes over to them. She was then taken to the Homer Police Department for processing and was issued an appearance ticket for Homer Town Court. Morton is due in Court next week.