(Michigan City, IN) - A La Porte woman allegedly stole a door bell, only for police to come knocking.

 

Nancy Brown, 32, has been charged in La Porte Superior Court 1 with Level 6 Felony Theft.

 

A loss prevention officer at Menards in late May located an empty doorbell box on a shelf.

 

He reviewed surveillance video, which showed Brown allegedly taking the doorbell from its package and placing it in her large purse while a man appeared to be serving as her lookout.

 

Police said she left the Michigan City store without paying alongside the man, who used a credit card to purchase strictly a bag of banana chips.

 

Both of them left in a gray Cadillac.

 

According to court documents, Brown has prior theft and drug-related convictions.