Sometimes people shoplift just for the fun of it. As a recovering thief, who stole hundreds of times just to get away with it, and as the educational director for an online stop theft class, I know this happens thousands of times every day.

There is no doubt using drugs and alcohol increase the likelihood of stupid behavior, Following is the tale of just one case where drugs started a young woman down the road to perdition. Now she will most likely spend some time behind bars. As reported in woonsocket.patch.com.

When Veronica Feliciano left her latest shoplifting locale she left behind her purse. Along with her identification, there also was a bag of heroin. The 21-year-old Feliciano was tracked down at the women's shelter where she was staying using information in her purse.

Feliciano is a habitual shoplifter and is not too smart about it. The store’s managers all are aware of her as she is a regular customer with a history of theft from the store. What was so important to steal? She had two 25 oz Tide detergent packages, one container of Fabuloso floor soap, one Joy dish soap and a container of Country Crock butter into her purse. Must have been a big purse.

Now with the heroin and the multiple arrests for shoplifting Feliciano will spend time behind bars. I hope she has access to both good shoplifting classes and drug classes.