Metropolis Police were informed of a theft at a Huck's gas station on June 18. The victim told the police she had left her phone in the bathroom and that she went to retrieve it. As she approached the bathroom, another woman, later identified as 46-year-old Jodi Smith of Brookport, was exiting the bathroom.
The victim said she asked if Smith saw the phone and she denied seeing it before quickly leaving the store.
The officer and the victim reviewed the security video. An officer found the truck Smith was seen leaving in a few blocks away.
The phone was found and Smith was arrested for theft. She was transported to the Metropolis Police Department for processing and was released on bond.
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