(Aug. 31, 2017) Lisa Hall, former Berlin councilwoman and mayoral candidate, appears to be a suspect in the theft of $3,000 worth of meat from several local grocery stores.
An incident report from the Ocean City Police Department lists Hall as the suspect and the Acme on the 9500 block of Coastal Highway as one of the locations where the alleged incident occurred.
The report includes a stolen property list valued at $3,000 with “Whole Ribeye’s” written in a section for notes.
Ocean City Police Spokeswoman Lindsay Richard said last Wednesday she could not confirm the suspect’s name because no charges have been filed, although she did provide a summary of the incident.
According to the summary, police were sent to the Acme at about 1:38 p.m. on Aug. 19 to investigate. Employees at the Acme said a woman placed a meat order and did not pay for it. The person apparently placed a large order one day prior and did not pay for that either.
Police said they discovered the suspect placed another large order at another store and failed to pay. The total value of all the orders was estimated to be $3,000.
“At this time, the investigation is still open and charges have not been filed, however, are likely pending,” Richard said.
Hall opened the Berlin Butcher Shop in 2016, but that appears to have closed as of last week.
A notice of termination of commercial lease was posted on Aug. 23 on the shop front door by law firm Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison. The notice said Hall breached the lease by failing to pay rent in June, July and August and the owner of the building changed the locks.
A “for sale” sign had also been placed in front of Hall’s home, in Berlin.
In July 2016, prior to opening the shop, Hall vowed to leave town if she did not win the mayoral election.
She lost to incumbent Gee Williams, 588 to 137, last October.
Hall did not return calls for comment.
An incident report from the Ocean City Police Department lists Hall as the suspect and the Acme on the 9500 block of Coastal Highway as one of the locations where the alleged incident occurred.
The report includes a stolen property list valued at $3,000 with “Whole Ribeye’s” written in a section for notes.
Ocean City Police Spokeswoman Lindsay Richard said last Wednesday she could not confirm the suspect’s name because no charges have been filed, although she did provide a summary of the incident.
According to the summary, police were sent to the Acme at about 1:38 p.m. on Aug. 19 to investigate. Employees at the Acme said a woman placed a meat order and did not pay for it. The person apparently placed a large order one day prior and did not pay for that either.
Police said they discovered the suspect placed another large order at another store and failed to pay. The total value of all the orders was estimated to be $3,000.
“At this time, the investigation is still open and charges have not been filed, however, are likely pending,” Richard said.
Hall opened the Berlin Butcher Shop in 2016, but that appears to have closed as of last week.
A notice of termination of commercial lease was posted on Aug. 23 on the shop front door by law firm Williams, Moore, Shockley & Harrison. The notice said Hall breached the lease by failing to pay rent in June, July and August and the owner of the building changed the locks.
A “for sale” sign had also been placed in front of Hall’s home, in Berlin.
In July 2016, prior to opening the shop, Hall vowed to leave town if she did not win the mayoral election.
She lost to incumbent Gee Williams, 588 to 137, last October.
Hall did not return calls for comment.