Trenton woman allegedly steals dresses at Quaker Bridge Mall, crashes car, leads police into marsh

The Times of Trenton (NJ.com) ^ | July 29, 2013 | Alex Zdan

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

LAWRENCE - A Trenton woman shoplifted $250 worth of dresses from Macy’s Saturday afternoon, pushed a security officer, and then led police on a one-mile car chase before crashing and fleeing into a marsh along the highway, police said today.

Shabrika Laster, 24, was captured after a 20-minute police search of the marshy area near Route 1 and Interstate 95, Sgt. Joseph Amodio said.

Laster was in Macy’s at Quaker Bridge Mall at around 3:10 p.m., and had allegedly stuffed $251.98 worth of dresses under her tube top.

“She was approached by Macy’s security,” Amodio said. “She was stopped outside the store, and pushed the security officer.”

Laster drew back her hand as if she was about to strike the security guard, but instead jumped behind the wheel of her car and took off with another 24-year-old Trenton girl in the passenger seat, police said.

Officer Mark Poveromo tried to stop the car, but Laster allegedly ignored him and began to weave in and out of traffic as she fled south on Route 1. Poveromo stopped his pursuit after about a mile. Laster then hit another car near the entrance to I-95, bringing both vehicles to a stop, police said.

Laster fled, leaving the 24-year-old behind with an arm injury she suffered in the crash, police said. No one was injured in the other car.

To try to evade the police, Laster went into a “swampy area” along I-95, which officers had to enter to track her down, Amodio said. She was found after about 20 minutes and placed under arrest.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

DANG!

[Hardraade]

Shabrika???

[JennysCool]

Shabrika. Not happy.

[chris37]

What in the Sam Hill is a Shabrika?

[fella]

With a name like Shabrika who needs a picture she’s already self-profiled.

[Revolting cat!]

OK, use guys, who’s the first to type ‘NOT GUILTY’?!

[nascarnation]

So how many times has she been on Springer and Maury?

[Dilbert San Diego]

We have to sensitive about the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. She was expressing her outrage at past injustices against her people.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

OK, use guys, who’s the first to type ‘NOT GUILTY’?!

Laz, maybe?

[Mark17]

Shabrika???

Things that make you go hmmmm

[Lazamataz]

I’d hit it.

[SECURE AMERICA]

If Obama had another daughter!

[Slings and Arrows]

Not with your -—— and you pushing.

[JennysCool]

She’d hit you. With a car.

[Balding_Eagle]

Going to take more than $250 of clothing to dress that up.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Shabrika

[Red Badger]

At least she didn’t throw her baby at the police.............

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3044120/posts

[mrs. a]

Make sure you remove the stolen merch from her tube top before you hit it.

[Resolute Conservative]

The cracka’s gots me.