Lorena Tavera arrested over theft

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Lorena Tavera arrested over theft

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Former Miss El Paso Lorena Tavera charged with 69dollar shirt shoplifting.

11 August,2011 11:49 pm

She was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting for allegedly taking a $69 shirt. Police arrested Miss El Paso 2008 Lorena Taver after store employees reported the theft. The workers told police that Tavera, 21, took the shirt and hid it in a plastic shopping bag before walking out without paying for it.Employees stopped Tavera outside the store and waited with her until police arrived. Tavera faces a charge of theft for an item over $50 but under $500. She also had two outstanding traffic warrants, the El Paso Times reports. Jail records show she was booked into the El Paso County Jail early Saturday and released Saturday afternoon after posting $300 bond.