ROCKLAND – A Camden woman was charged with allegedly shoplifting from a Camden merchant, stealing a wallet and using the victim’s credit card to make purchases at a variety of local businesses.

Camden Police Officer Allen Weaver charged Sarah Havener, 29, of Camden, with two counts of theft and four counts of misuse of identification. Havener has two previous theft convictions.

According to court documents, Weaver responded to a shoplifting complaint at Renys July 7 after Havener was caught allegedly concealing clothing under the clothes she was wearing and attempting to leave the store without paying for them. The store manager reported to police Havener did purchase some items with a credit card that did not have her name on it.

Havener told the cashier the credit card belonged to her grandmother, but when police questioned her about the card, she said that she could not find it, said the police report.

A few hours later, a woman from Cushing notified police that her wallet was missing. She told police that she had her wallet on her desk while she had been interviewing a woman in Camden whom she was planning to hire.

At first, the victim thought she had misplaced her wallet, but when she checked her credit card statement she noticed charges made to her card that she did not make or authorize. Weaver asked the victim the name of the woman she had interviewed to see if there was any possible connection to the shoplifting incident earlier that day. The victim reported the interviewee’s name was Sarah Havener, according to court documents.

The charges on the victim’s stolen credit card totaled approximately $350. The purchases were made at Reny’s, Walmart, Family Dollar Store, Maine Smoke Shop, McDonalds and Maritime Farms.

Weaver was able to confirm that Havener allegedly made the purchases by reviewing video footage and receipts from the businesses.

Havener made her initial court appearance July 17 and was released on $1,500 bail. She is not to return to Renys or have any contact with the victim as part of her bail conditions.

Havener’s next court appearance is scheduled for Sept. 18 in Knox County Unified Court.

Sarah Shepherd can be reached at penbaypilot.com