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Police: Couple shoplifted for thrill

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WAUWATOSA, Wis., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Police in Wisconsin said a well-off couple arrested for shoplifting at a busy department store told officers they committed the crime for the excitement.

Wauwatosa police said the couple, a 39-year-old doctor and his 30-year-old wife shopping at the Mayfair Mall with their two young children, concealed more than $1,500 worth of items in bags from other stores, the stroller carrying the children and the woman's purse Saturday evening, Wauwatosa NOW reported Wednesday.

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The doctor told police he and his wife considered their shoplifting "a game" to see how much they could take without being noticed. The man told officers he makes more than $150,000 a year and had enough money available to pay for the shoplifted items.

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