Jacqueline Rhea Garavel, 50, of Soundview Avenue, and Lourdes Molina, 41, of Pilgrim Road, paid for some items, but then left the Tunxis Hill Road store with a cart full of items with no tags that they had not purchased, police said. They were apprehended by store security, police said.
Molina was found with about $436 worth of stolen merchandise, and Garavel had $256 worth, police said.
Each woman was charged with sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny. They were released on promises to appear in court on Feb. 8.
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