STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) – Police have charged two women with stealing more than $40,000 worth of merchandise from local stores and selling it on eBay, the online auction site. Crystal Mackin, 23, of Griswold, and Pamela J. Murphy, 40, of Lisbon, were each charged Thursday with first-degree larceny and first-degree conspiracy to commit larceny.
Police said the stolen merchandise ranged from Vera Bradley handbags, Jessica Simpson body frosting, Yankee Candle and Wexler skin-care products to clothing, wallets and bags from the Disney Store and Wal-Mart, to Williams-Sonoma kitchen accessories, Bath and Body Works products, candles, air fresheners, dolls and stuffed animals.
The Day of New London reported that police recovered about $50,000 worth of merchandise while searching two homes in Griswold and Lisbon last month.
Police also found a sophisticated shipping operation in which items were catalogued in cabinets and packed for shipment to eBay buyers.
Murphy and Mackin were released on promises to appear in court.
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