Woman arrested after stealing 8 boxes of ice cream from Boston CVS at knifepoint, police say
Boston resident Omaila Medina, 41, pleaded not guilty to a charge of armed robbery in connection with the incident during her arraignment in Dorchester District Court on Aug. 30 and was held without bail, according to court records. She was also arraigned on nine other outstanding warrants, Boston police said in a press release.
On July 29, officers responded to the CVS Pharmacy at 468 Blue Hill Ave. around 1:30 p.m. for a report that there was a person with a knife inside the store, police said. At the scene, they found a woman matching the description of the suspect carrying eight boxes of ice cream.
Officers quickly arrested the woman and identified her as Medina, police said. Their investigation revealed that Medina had pulled a knife on a store employee before fleeing with the ice cream.
The ice cream was recovered and returned to the store, police said. Medina is due back in court on Aug. 8, according to court records.
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