Deputies: Woman Stole Clothing to Wear for Date

A Palm Harbor woman who's accused of stealing clothing from a Beall's department store told deputies she did it because she wanted to wear the clothes during a date with her boyfriend later that evening.

A video surveillance camera recorded Chelsea Danielle Brill, 22, in the junior's department at the Beall's store at 3140 Tampa Road in Oldsmar just after 5 p.m. on May 30.

When Brill walked into a dressing room, she had nine items. When she left the dressing room she only had five items. Then, when Brill left the store it appeared that her black purse was full. Store security personnel found four pieces of clothing in Brill's purse, according to an arrest affidavit.

Brill admitted to stealing the items and told deputies that she "wanted to wear them for her boyfriend tonight and did not have the money to pay for them."

Brill was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on one charge of retail theft. She was released after posting $150 bond.

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