Let me be the first to say that the best thing you can do if you get caught shoplifting is to be nice and deal with the ramifications of your actions. It will do no good to get angry, violent or try to lie your way out of it. If you are pregnant don’t try to claim you are going into labor to get away with it!

An Ohio woman who faked labor complications to escape the cops sure had a creative way to resist arrest. But not only was it unsuccessful, she got in more trouble for doing it. As reported in www.reuters.com.

A Real Piece of Work

Tamala Grissett stole almost $1,300 from a Macy's department store. When they arrived at her home she gave a fake ID, then threatened to kill one of the officer's and file a false abuse complaint.

When that didn't work, she told the officers she was in pain and having pregnancy complications.

Guess what – it turns out, she might not even be.

The saga continued at the hospital; where she was taken by arresting officers. The idea of faking an injury and escaping at the hospital is kind of creative but it was poorly executed.

Grissett escaped police at the hospital where they brought her but she was found a block away at a nearby McDonalds.

For her 'pains,' Grissett will face a lot more charges.

She was charged with theft, escape, aggravated menacing, and obstructing official business. The first charge came from the original crime. The other three are because of her behavior when the cops showed up.

I hope she is mandated to both a good stop theft class and some counseling for her aberrant behavior. She appears to be both a thief and a compulsive liar!