Crime & Safety

Somerville Woman Steals $5,000 Worth Of Merchandise From Somerset County Stores

What started as a dispute call ended in Somerville police finding more than $5,000 worth of stolen merchandise from numerous stores around Somerset County, according to nj.com.

Bridgett Cardenas-Milano, 33, got into a heated argument in the apartment she shares with her husband and children, which escalated to her shoving the victim against the wall and stealing her purse before leaving the scene, according to nj.com.

After arriving to the Washington Place residence, police found stolen merchandise from stores such as Walmart, Kohl’s, and ShopRite that Cardenas-Milano was storing in her apartment before selling them on Craigslist, according to nj.com.

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