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Kmart Employee Charged With Stealing Money From Store

Suspect tells officers she is a single mother and is seven months pregnant and needs money.

A 24-year-old Racine woman is facing charges after she allegedly stole money from a cash register while working at a Caledonia department store.

Samantha J. Heusdens was charged in Racine County Circuit Court Wednesday with one count of theft. If convicted, she faces up to nine months in prison and $10,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

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Caledonia police officers were called to Tuesday after a security officer discovered Heusdens had taken a total of $85 from a cash register on four separate occasions. The thefts occurred on Aug. 4, 7, 11 and Sunday.

Officers then confronted Heusdens about the theft and she said she’s a single mother who is seven months pregnant and lives with her disabled father. She said she’s having money issues and admitted to taking the cash from the store.

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She’s currently being held in Racine County Jail on a $200 signature bond while awaiting trial.

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