DSP News Release: Wednesday, February 25, 2009- Two Subjects Charged in Shoplifting… Concealed Items On Children

Location of Incident:  JC Penneys and Sears, both located in the Prices Corner Shopping Center, Wilmington, Delaware, New Castle County

Date and Time of Occurrence: Tuesday, February 25, 2009, at approximately 7:00 p.m.

Suspect(s): 

• Linsey Adams, 22, of Village Drive in Middletown, Delaware
• Michelle Gaeger, 25, of Abbey Lane in Newark, Delaware

Resume:  Yesterday evening, Troopers were called to the Sears at Prices Corner for two shoplifters in custody.

This investigation revealed the two women shoplifters, later identified as Linsey Adams and Michelle Gaeger, took their three children with them into the Sears.  The woman removed several pairs of shoes on display and concealed them by placing them in a baby carriage, in a bag and by also placing a pair on the feet of one of the children. 

Officers learned that Michelle Gaeger had also shoplifted at JC Penneys just before coming to Sears.

Loss prevention officials moved in and took the woman into custody when they were actually concealing the items. 

A search of Gaeger yielded multiple prescription pills which she was unlawfully in possession of.  A computer check revealed she was also wanted by the New Castle County Family Court.

Both Woman were placed into custody and were being escorted out of Sears when Linsey Adams threw a drink at the arresting officer.

Michelle Gaeger was formally charged with two counts of Shoplifting, two counts of Possession of Narcotics, three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Conspiracy. During arraignment, Gaeger was ordered remanded to the Baylor Woman’s Correctional Institute in lieu of a $4,500.00 unsecured bond and a $4,000.00 secured bond.

Linsey Adams was formally charged with Offensive Touching of a Law Enforcement Officer Conspiracy, Shoplifting and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. She was released after posting a $3,000.00 secured bond. 

The children in this case were ages 3, 1 and 8.  DFS was contacted in regards to this incident.

 

    

Michelle Gaeger

 

Linsey Adams