City woman caught stealing coins from downtown fountain
Oct 8, 2013 10:11 AM
Bill Tipple
A city woman was charged after she was caught stealing coins from the fountain in front of the Logan County Courthouse Monday afternoon around 5:50.
The Bellefontaine Police Department reports that Deidre Romine, 38, of 1600 South Detroit Street, Apt. 21, was standing next to the fountain with a bag.
Initially, Romine denied taking money from the fountain.
She told police that the bag contained vegetables that she just received from Our Daily Bread.
Eventually, Romine emptied a pocket that contained a large amount of wet coins.
The officer recovered $2.87 worth of coins.
Romine was then issued a summons for theft.
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