A state corrections officer clad in her uniform and with her 6-year-old son in tow allegedly stole items worth about $2,800 from a Target store in Victorville.
Tonya Henderson, 40, of Adelanto left the store on Palmdale Road about 9:45 a.m. Tuesday without paying for a big-screen television, steam cleaner and Xbox 360 video-game console, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said.
Henderson works at the California Institution for Men in Chino. The state Department of Corrections on Wednesday placed Henderson on paid leave. Department officials are investigating the incident.
"We don't know how long (the investigation) could last," said Terry Thornton, spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections.
A loss-prevention officer at the Target noticed Henderson loading the items into her vehicle and informed the Sheriff's Department. Deputies tracked Henderson's license-plate number to her home. She was arrested on suspicion of commercial burglary.
"If someone is found guilty of a felony, that would disqualify them from a peace officer position," Thornton said.
Henderson was released on bail Wednesday morning from West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.
Henderson was hired July 1, 2002, by the Department of Corrections.
She has worked full time as a relief corrections officer and has filled in for officers on vacation or furlough, Thornton said.
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