State Police: Women Tried to Steal From Cortlandt Wal-Mart

CORTLANDT, N.Y. – Two Peekskill women attempted Friday to steal $83.22 worth of merchandise from Wal-Mart in the Cortlandt Town Center, state police said.

Police arrested and charged Joyce S. Bass, 21, and Elaina M. Male, 18, both of Peekskill, with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

The two women were caught by the store’s loss prevention leaving Wal-Mart at approximately 6:45 p.m. with an air mattress and cosmetic products without paying for them, New York State Police Sgt. Robert Young said.

Bass and Male are due in Cortlandt Town Court on April 20.

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