Police: California woman arrested for licking $1,800 worth of items at grocery store

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (KRNV/KRXI) – A 53-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman was arrested Tuesday after licking items at a local Safeway.

Employees told South Lake Tahoe Police officers that Jennifer Walker was putting pieces of jewelry from the store on her hands and licking them. She then began loading her shopping cart with more store merchandise.

Employees told officers the items were unsellable because of the contamination.

Officers said Walker had $1,800 worth of items in her cart and determined she did not have the money to purchase the items.

Walker was arrested for felony vandalism and was booked in the El Dorado County jail.