ORANGE — On Friday, March 3, 2024, at about 1:30 p.m., Officer Evangeline Cakounes of the Orange Police Department was dispatched to the Walmart Supercenter located at 555 E Main Street following a report from an employee that a woman was trespassing at the store.
(The account and quotations in this article were sourced from the printed Personnel Narrative of Officer Cakounes, and do not reflect any political perspective or personal opinion of News Link Live, which is strictly a business entity.)
According to Officer Cakounes, the asset protection manager at Walmart reported that the woman accused of trespassing, identified as Jennel Robideau, may have hidden some items in her purse.
When Officer Cakounes arrived on scene, she located Robideau, who had passed all points of sale and attempted to leave the building. Officer Cakounes and Walmart’s asset protection manager, Natasha, told Robideau to go into the asset protection office.
According to police, Jennel L. Robideau, 34, is a resident of 40 Bacon Street, Orange, MA.
“Robideau was upset and extremely aggressive in her movements,” Officer Cakounes said. “She kept lifting her hands and bouncing around during the walk to the room. Once inside the asset protection office, I asked Robideau to give me her purse. She grabbed her purse, opened the zipper, and clutched her fist as if she was holding something, and put her hand down the back of her pants.”
Officer Cakounes asked Robideau what she was doing and she said, “nothing.”
“While searching her purse, Robideau was found to have three items concealed in her bag which Natasha was able to confirm had been taken from the store,” Officer Cakounes said. The stolen items located in Robideau’s purse were later valued at approximately $35.00.
“Natasha also addressed the fact that Robideau was trespassed from the store and had been for a couple of years,” Officer Cakounes added. “She was last caught trespassing two years prior. Robideau is well aware she is not allowed in any Walmart. Due to all of the facts, Robideau was placed under arrest.”
Officer Cakounes transported Robideau to the Orange Police Department for booking.
“At the station, Robideau was strip searched due to the events that took place at the store,” Officer Cakounes said. “A used crack pipe was found in her pants which she finally admitted to putting there.”
Robideau was charged with:
- Shoplifting by Concealing Merchandise
- Trespass
Robideau was arraigned in Orange District Court on May 3, 2024. Following her arrest, she was released on her own personal recognizance. A default warrant was issued for Robideau’s arrest when she failed to attend a pretrial hearing on June 14, 2024. The default warrant was recalled after she was arrested by Orange police on June 17, 2024. Following her arrest on June 17, Robideau had a new pretrial hearing date scheduled for Aug. 12, 2024, in Orange District Court.
Disclaimer: If you are wondering why the incident in this story was from March 2024, that’s because I had to file FOIA request(s) to get the court documents for the incident. FOIAs are time consuming.
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