Elaina Primallis, 29, was allegedly caught on video during the theft
Elaina Primallis (Cedar Grove PD)CEDAR GROVE - A Kinnelon woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly shoplifting several hundred dollars worth of baby formula from a local supermarket.
Elaina Primallis, 29, was caught on surveillance cameras stealing 26 cans of the formula from the Foodtown Supermarket on Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove police said in a statement.
A manager contacted police around 8:30 p.m., and still images of her were circulated among area law enforcement. Within 10 minutes, officers from Pequannock called and identified Primallis as the suspect, and she turned herself in later the same evening, according to police.
She was booked on a single charge of shoplifting and released pending a Dec. 31 appearance in Essex County Superior Court.
Police said the formula, which had a retail value of $670.34, has yet to be recovered.
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