Woman Arrested for Theft from Jewelry Store

A western Kentucky woman was arrested Friday for theft from a Metropolis jewelry store.

According to the Metropolis Police Department, they responded to help after learning the owner of Silver Collections on 5th Street was following someone who had allegedly taken jewelry from the store. Officers caught up to the suspect in the McDonald's parking lot and spoke to 51-year-old Letricia May Jarvis of Symsonia. Police learned that the items taken were worth more than $3,000, and the theft was reportedly captured on surveillance video.

Jarvis was arrested for felony retail theft and was taken to Massac County Detention Center.