Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Jockey charged with stealing laxatives

A jockey who has ridden at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs is accused of stealing laxatives from a Dollar General Store. Shane Pierre Romero, 39, of the 600 block of Bodcau Station Road, in Bossier Parish, was booked into jail on Thursday on one count of theft, said Ed, Baswell, spokesman for Bossier sheriff’s office.
Deputies received a call about a shoplifter at the Dollar General Store in the 1000 block of Bellevue Road in Haughton. A cashier showed a deputy an empty box of laxatives and said the packets were on Romero’s person, Baswell said.At that point, Romero pulled the laxative packets out of his pants and two air fresheners from his pocket. The value of the items is $4.Romero was released on a 500 bond.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200881024018

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