Woman accused of stealing jeans at mall

Police arrested a woman Tuesday and charged her with stealing two pairs of jeans worth $60 from the Eddie Bauer store in Annapolis Mall, county police said.

William T. Sides, an employee, told police he saw a woman leave the store without paying for the jeans shortly before 6:30 p.m.

Another witness told police he saw a woman removing tags from jeans and leaving the mall, police said.

A security officer and Officer Charmaine M. Beyer stopped a woman on the parking lot, police said. Merlinda Huff, 36, of no fixed address, was charged with theft.