CHICAGO — Felony charges have been filed against a Naperville woman accused of stealing more than $1,500 worth of merchandise from a home improvement store while out on pre-trial release for allegedly stealing from two other suburban stores.
Florence Twu, a 41-year-old Naperville resident, has been charged with one felony count of burglary and one felony count of retail theft, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced in a press release on Wednesday.
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The charges stem from an incident that prosecutors said allegedly unfolded on Tuesday afternoon at a Home Depot in the 2900 block of Audrey Avenue in Naperville.
Prosecutors said they were called to the store just after 6 p.m. following a report of an alleged retail theft. Following an investigation, officers determined that Twu had allegedly entered the store and placed more than 50 items, which were valued at around $1,630, in her backpack and a shopping cart before she left without paying for her items…