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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Police say a woman is charged with an array of theft charges and possession of a controlled substance after she allegedly ate food from a grocery store on Hanover Street.</p><p>Police said at 6:15 p.m. Monday, they observed Lynn A. Cook, 38, of Tunkhannock, allegedly consuming multiple food items in the store. Cook then allegedly approached employees and demanded a refund, claiming the partially eaten food packages were spoiled.</p><p>Upon investigating further, police said they found that not to be the case, and a search revealed Cook was allegedly in possession of drug paraphernalia and heroin.</p><p>Cook was taken into custody and charged with two counts of retail theft, one count of theft by deception, one count of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.</p><style>
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Police: Woman ate food inside a grocery store, demanded refund