Betty Kalinowski
A Cheshire resident accused of shoplifting at Walmart on two separate occasions filed a report with the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office stating her residence had been burglarized while in jail.
Betty Kalinowski, 56, Ohio 554, Cheshire, was charged with allegedly shoplifting over $200 worth of merchandise from Walmart on June 9, 2013. Kalinowski’s son, Joshua Kalinowski, 28 and a third person, Erica Peck, 26, were also charged.
The case was filed in the Gallipolis Municipal Court and they were ordered following arraignment not to be on Walmart property pending trial.
On July 20, 2013, a loss prevention officer with Walmart reportedly spotted both Kalinowskis inside the store allegedly shoplifting numerous items, along with a third person, 28 year old Tommy R. Thompson Jr., who had also been ordered to stay off Walmart property.
They were stopped by an officer with the Gallipolis Police Department as they were leaving the parking lot and allegedly admitted to taking items from the store. All three were charged in the Gallipolis Municipal Court with theft and criminal trespass.
On July 23, 2013, the court revoked Betty Kalinowski’s original bond and instituted a $20,000, 10 percent bond or electronic monitored house arrest at the defendant’s cost for being arrested on Walmart property.
On August 1, 2013, a payment of $260 for the house arrest fee was filed with the court and Kalinowski was released from jail.
On August 2, 2013, Kalinowski filed a report with the GCSO stating that sometime between the time she was incarcerated and was released, her residence was burglarized and an outbuilding was broken into and over $1,500 worth of belongings were stolen. How entry was gained inside the residence could not be determined.
A bench trial has been scheduled for Kalinowski on August 28, 2013 on the charges filed against her the Gallipolis Municipal Court.
A warrant was issued on July 24, 2013 for Joshua Kalinowski for failing to appear at hearings on both cases. A warrant was also issued for Erica Peck for failing to appear to a hearing.
Thompson pleaded no contest and was sentenced to jail.
Joshua Kalinowski