Woman steals 4 Chicago convenience stores in less than an hour

CHICAGO – A woman accused of robbing four convenience stores in Chicago in less than an hour this week was sentenced to $ 50,000 bail on Saturday.

Jessica Short 21, is charged with two counts of aggravated theft and two counts of robbery after allegedly participating in thefts from the four stores Thursday morning. Police said Short, who allegedly drove an SUV from one flight to another, was also cited for driving without a license.

Short, a resident of Belvidere, about 120 km northwest of Chicago, allegedly committed the thefts with an unsupported accomplice, according to the Chicago Tribune. The police had no information on this person.

During the hearing, Deputy Public Defender Courtney Smallwood told Cook County Judge Susana Ortiz that Short was on bail for an unrelated misdemeanor battery case when the thefts took place.