Thursday, June 24

TV Reporter: Shoplifted for Story

Police say a Connecticut television traffic reporter told authorities she was working on a freelance news story when she was arrested for shoplifting. Thirty-three-year-old Desiree Fontaine, a reporter for WTNH-TV in New Haven, was charged with misdemeanor larceny last Saturday at a Milford shopping mall. Police say she stole about $105 worth of merchandise including jewelry, cologne and a men's Hawaiian-style shirt.

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