Melissa M. Batsche, 34, of 1165 Township Road 198, was charged Thursday with theft and was served a Champaign County warrant for failure to appear.
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Officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department report she attempted to leave Wal-Mart, 2281 S. Main St., with nearly $200 in digital video discs around 6 p.m.
Store staff told officers they observed the suspect remove the discs from cases. She told police she was taking the discs to give to her son for his birthday.
She was lodged in the Logan County Jail.
• J.D. Crawford, 34, of 221 N. Elm St., was served Thursday with three warrants for theft.
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