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Woman steals 26 boxes of condoms, ovulation test

10:25 am October 24, 2011, by George Mathis


Shoplifting cases are usually forgettable, but a Cobb arrest warrant issued Thursday is pregnant with intrigue.

According to Cobb police, a woman identified as Alexandrea Brooks infiltrated the Walgreens at 3033 Johnson Ferry Road in Marietta[GA] and made off with 26 boxes of condoms and an ovulation test.

And, perhaps in an homage to the film “Raising Arizona,” a box of Huggies baby wipes.

Total value of paradoxical purloined prophylactics: $562.68.

Walgreens workers saw Brooks enter the store Sept. 11, fill a shopping basket with condoms and march out the front door. She got into a vehicle, and the driver took off, but not before workers wrote down a tag number. Police eventually tracked down the driver, who gave police Brooks' name.

Here's a complete tally of what was taken:


* 5 boxes of Trojan Magnum gold collection condoms

* 1 box of Trojan Ultra Ribbed Condoms

* 5 boxes of Trojan Magnum Ecstasy Condoms

* 6 boxes of Trojan Magnum fire/ice Condoms

* 6 boxes of Trojan Magnum Thin Condoms

* 2 boxes of Trojan Magnum Lube

* 1 box of Trojan Ultra Thin/ Sens Condoms

* Walgreens Organic Cotton Balls

* Huggies Natural Care wipes

* 1 First Response Digital Ovulation Test Kit

Brooks is an old hand at shoplifting, according to multiple Cobb warrants. In September, in what may be a desperate attempt to turn back the hands of time, she visited a Mableton CVS and took nine Oil of Olay products.

In 2009, she was charged with battery for head butting a man several times, causing his face and nose to swell.

She sounds like a tough, non-paying, customer.