Teen charged with snapping up turtle
October 24, 2009
TINLEY PARK- Police say the turtle in her pocket gave her away.
A Plainfield teenager was arrested Oct. 10 for stealing a turtle from the North American Reptile Show at the Tinley Park Convention Center, police said.
Authorities said a worker at the show saw Michelle Gutierrez, 18, swipe a $49 turtle. The worker followed and confronted her. Gutierrez denied it, police said.
But then the turtle started wriggling in her pocket -- and the police were brought in, police said.
Gutierrez was charged with retail theft.
