Karen Palacios Gutiérrez, a Long Island (NY) woman who worked as a meatpacker, was arrested for allegedly handling food that was ready for retail consumption.
According to the Department of Nassau County Police, the night of August 25 the suspect of 38 Hempstead resident for years was working for “The Ava Companies” in Hicksville and at some point took a quarter out of his pocket and placed it in a package of meat that was ready for retail consumption.
The container of meat to be distributed to retailers was discarded, resulting in a loss of $38 dollars, according to the authorities. But it is not clear if it was the first time that Palacios did something like this.
The employee was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with criminal mischief and nuisance and tampering with consumer products, Fox News detailed.