Overview
- Hartford police detained 24-year-old Sophia Malak inside a Walmart during the Dec. 6 Shop with a Cop event in Hartford, Wisconsin.
- Officers recognized her in the store and reported finding about $253 worth of merchandise in her cart when they confronted her.
- Prosecutors say Malak had allegedly stolen more than $600 worth of items days earlier and that roughly $900 in stolen toys were later recovered from her vehicle.
- Malak is facing a felony retail-theft charge, and she was booked into the Washington County Jail, according to the reports.
- The department said roughly 15 officers were in the store for the event and publicized the arrest in a Facebook post that included photos.