How do you fit that much crab and steak in a purse?
A woman stole $600 in groceries from Piggly Wiggly, 32 Shelter Cove Lane, by placing the items in her handbag, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s report. The goods were stolen Thursday evening, but the crime wasn’t detected by store employees until Monday, according to the report. The store’s manager reviewed security footage that showed the woman place several cans of crab meat and family-sized packages of steak into her basket. She walked out of sight of the cameras and then returned with an empty basket to get more cans of crab meat. She then left the store with an empty basket and an “obviously bulging purse,” the report stated. Two minutes later, the woman was back for more, and walked directly to the meat department, where she put more steak into her purse. In all, she made off with 24 cans of crab meat worth $288 and more than $312 worth of steak, the report said.