This past week, two cases involving shoplifting were heard in Livingston Municipal Court.Latoya Davis, 38, a resident of Newark, was charged with one count of shoplifting from Old Navy on March 19. She was found to be in possession of stolen articles of clothing totalling $381.76.The Essex County prosecutor downgraded this to a disorderly persons grade charge, to which Davis pled guilty. She was fined $500 and ordered to pay $33 in court costs; $75 for the Safe Neighborhoods Fund; and $50 for the Victims of Crimes Compensation Organization (VCCO).Aaliyak King, 22, ofNewark, was also charged with shoplifting. On April 6, King was apprehended for shoplifting a pair of Fendi sunglasses valued at $164.97 from Nordstrom Rack.King pled guilty to one disorderly persons grade charge of shoplifting and was fined $500. She was ordered to pay $33 in court costs; $75 for the Safe Neighborhoods Fund; and $50 for the VCCO.
