Crime & Safety

Foreign Woman Charged with Switching Price Tags at Sears

The incident was witnessed by police and security officers, according to court documents.

Upper St. Clair Township police are charging a woman with switching price tags on six neck chains valued at more than $600 total at the South Hills Village Sears on June 15.

Charged with retail theft in connection with the incident is Shailaja Godugu, 34, a non-U.S. citizen who resides along Chatham Park Drive in Scott Township.

Police and Sears security officers observed Godugu's actions, according to court documents.

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Godugu pleaded guilty to the retail theft charge before district Judge Robert C. Wyda on Monday and was fined almost $450.


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