Teen Thief Just Needed Clean Underwear

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Police in Minnesota said a 15-year-old girl cited for stealing 44 pairs of panties from a store told officers she was in need of clean underwear. St. Paul police said the teenager, who was caught June 19 after leaving a Kmart store with a tote bag loaded with underpants she didn’t pay for, asked officers if they “expect me to wear dirty underwear,” the St. Paul Pioneer-Press reported. Investigators said 31 of the briefs were priced at $4.99 each and 13 were $3.99 each. The girl was cited for misdemeanor theft, police said.