The Underwear Files
5 times unmentionables led to crime blotter mentions
Underwear can be used as a vehicle for seduction, a connection to fashion, or merely a utilitarian piece of fabric to cover up with. But in these five cases, undergarments were used in some way that led to legal trouble.
Double Dipping
A group of five lingerie thieves from Maryland had a little excursion to Victoria’s Secret in Lebanon Valley Mall in Pennsylvania, where they filled garbage bags with $3,700 worth of merchandise. They were so happy with the trip that they decided to double dip and do the same thing at another Pennsylvania location. Although the group was charged for the two heists, they may have had a lot more than two dips in the lingerie theft pool, as they were suspected of stealing a whopping $300,000 of items from stores around the entire East Coast.
She also snugly stuffed another $5,000 in her girdle.
Boozy Bra Bandit
Although her shirt proclaimed that she was “Too Glam To Care,” Sekonie Jones wasn’t too glam to steal a reported 18 bottles of liquor from the Thrifty Discount Liquor & Wines store, which she stuffed in her bag, bra, and panties. Identified after Crime Stoppers released a video of the incident, along with…
