A woman from Eye has been charged after soft toys were stolen from garden centres (Image: Newsquest)
A woman has been charged with multiple thefts of soft toys worth almost £3,000 from garden centres across Norfolk.
The seven incidents happened between July 25 and September 23 at garden centres in Bressingham, Thetford and Wroxham
CCTV footage captured a woman placing the cuddly toys into her bag or a child’s pram before leaving without paying.
Officers arrested a woman on Tuesday in Eye, Suffolk, on suspicion of theft and took her to Wymondham Police Investigation Centre for questioning.
Ruby Smith, aged 35, of Victoria Hill, Eye, was charged with seven counts of theft from shops.
She was released on bail with conditions and is due to appear at Norwich Magistrates’ Court on December 31.
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