LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - A 39-year-old woman was arrested outside an East Lampeter Township grocery store Wednesday and charged with having a stolen doughnut in the back of her pants, investigators said. Police allege Lynn K. Dailey, of 244 W. Lemon St., stole a single 44-cent doughnut and walked out of Weis Market at 1603 Lincoln Highway East. Police were tipped off to the theft by witnesses at the store, and within minutes they found the woman hiding across the street at a nearby business, they said. Dailey was wanted for an outstanding bench warrant and spent the night in Lancaster County Prison Wednesday, East Lampeter Township police Sgt. James McElheny said. "A 44-cent doughnut resulted in her being turned over to (the) Lancaster city prison, where she is waiting to see a county judge," McElheny said. Dailey's warrant was issued for a parole violation. Police said Dailey walked into the store about 2:30 p.m. and concealed the doughnut in the back of her pants. Dailey then ran out of the store and crossed Pitney Road while witnesses called 911, police said. Police arrested her outside Gilbert's Automotive, 32 Pitney Road. She was charged with retail theft for allegedly taking the doughnut, McElheny said. Asked what type of doughnut police recovered from the woman, McElheny said, "smushed."
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- It's a hefty price for a pastry: A man accused of stealing a 52-cent doughnut could face time in jail. Authorities said Scott A. Masters, 41, slipped the doughnut into his sweat shirt without paying, then pushed away a clerk who tried to stop him as he fled the store. The push is being treated as minor assault, which transforms a misdemeanor shoplifting charge to a strong-armed robbery with a potential prison term of five to 15 years. Because he has a criminal history, prosecutors say they could seek 30 years. "Strong-arm robbery? Over a doughnut? That's impossible," Masters told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from jail. He admitted that he took the pastry but denying touching the employee. "There's no way I would've pushed a woman over a doughnut." Farmington Police Chief Rick Baker said state law treats the shoplifting and assault as forcibly stealing property. The amount of force and value of the property doesn't matter. "It's not the doughnut," Baker said. "It's the assault." Masters said he didn't even get to enjoy his ill-gotten gains: He threw the doughnut away as he fled.
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Man faces 30 years over 'doughnut assault'
An American man accused of stealing a doughnut could face 30 years in jail, US authorities have said. Scott Masters, 41, is accused of putting the doughnut into his sweatshirt without paying, then pushing away a clerk who tried to stop him as he fled the store in Farmington, Minnesota. Authorities said the push was being treated as minor assault, which transforms a shoplifting charge into strong-arm robbery, with a potential prison term of five to 15 years. Prosecutors could seek 30 years because Masters has a criminal record. Speaking from jail, Masters told the St Louis Post-Dispatch: 'Strong-arm robbery? Over a doughnut? That's impossible.' He admitted he took the pastry but denied touching the employee. 'There's no way I would've pushed a woman over a doughnut,' he said. Masters said he did not even get to enjoy the doughnut - he threw it away as he fled. Farmington Police Chief Rick Baker said state law treats the shoplifting and assault as forcibly stealing property - and the amount of force and value of the property does not matter. 'It's not the doughnut,' Mr Baker said. 'It's the assault.'
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