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Bayonne Shoplifter Got Naked After Arrest: Police

A Jersey City woman who was arrested Thursday for shoplifting was additionally charged for an act of lewdness in her cell once she was in custody, according to Bayonne police.

A Jersey City woman faces a number of charges after allegedly stealing some scratch-off lottery tickets.

A Jersey City woman faces a number of charges after allegedly stealing some scratch-off lottery tickets.

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Ottanee Turner, 35, allegedly swiped some scratch-off lottery tickets at Allcare Pharmacy on Avenue C shortly before noon. A store employee called police when the employee spotted Turner sitting on a bench at Fitzpatrick Park, where police found her.

.After allegedly giving police a false name and after police found a lottery ticket on the ground near her, Turner was taken into custody. Police said Turner became uncooperative as she was being cooperative. When she was placed in a holding cell, Turner removed all of her clothes and briefly remained naked before dressing again, according to police.

She faces charges of shoplifting, hindering apprehension and lewdness. 

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