A Bryan woman sought by College Station police saw her photo on Facebook and turned herself in.
Lt. Chuck Fleeger says 44 year old Wendy Babineaux went to the Brazos County Jail Tuesday afternoon, where she was arrested on a misdemeanor theft charge.
Online jail records indicate she spent less than one hour in jail before being released on a $4,000 bond.
Babineaux is accused while working as a manager at the College Station Wal-Mart of taking store receipts left behind by customers and cashing them as fraudulent returns.
Original story from a College Station police news release:
On March 17, 2015 at about 1900 hours, College Station Police investigated a report of a robbery stemming from a shoplifting incident at Macy’s in Post Oak Mall. During this incident one of the suspects assaulted a loss prevention officer who was attempting to detain her for authorities. The victim received injuries as a result of this attack and on March 24, 2015 Detectives were able to obtain a warrant for the arrest of the suspect charging her with robbery. She is identified as Erica Mary Velez, H/F 30 years of age, Brenham, TX resident.
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College Station Police are seeking assistance in locating the following person wanted for Class A Theft ($500-$1500). She is accused of using her position as a manager at Wal-Mart to make fraudulent returns and stealing cash over a period of time. She is identified as Wendy Sharleen Babineaux, B/F 44 years of age, Bryan, TX resident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the College Station Police Department at 979-764-3600 or Brazos County Crime Stoppers at 979-775-TIPS.