(Michigan City, IN) - Police say a La Porte woman has gone back to having sticky fingers.

 

Danielle Jones, 45, has been charged with two Level 6 felony counts of theft.

 

According to court documents, she took two outdoor security camera systems along with miscellaneous cell phone accessories from the Menards in Michigan City. The thefts occurred two days apart from each other at the end of January.

 

On one occasion, Jones allegedly came in with an empty-looking purse and later left without paying in spite of her handbag's seemingly fuller appearance. She fled in a dark blue four-door sedan each time, per the authorities.

 

Several weeks into the investigation, an officer reviewing in-store video surveillance recognized the suspect as Jones due to previous law enforcement-related encounters.

 

The charges were then elevated from a isdemeanor to a felony because of a prior conviction for burglary in Tennessee in 2012.