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A 44-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man, both from NSW, have been charged after allegedly using fake barcodes at a retail store.
At about 10am on Saturday (26 July 2025), police allege the woman entered a store in Gungahlin and stuck printed barcode stickers on a number of items. The barcodes scan items at lower prices than were marked by the store.
The woman then allegedly scanned the items at the incorrect price, paid for them and attempted to leave.
Staff identified the woman, who had been banned from the store, and stopped her from leaving.
Officers attended and placed the woman under arrest. During the search of the woman’s vehicle, police located a number of other items that were allegedly used to make false barcodes.
The woman was charged with theft, joint commission obtain financial advantage by deception and trespassing.
A 37-year-old man who was in the vehicle was also arrested and charged with joint commission attempt to obtain financial advantage by deception.
They are both due to appear before the ACT Magistrates Court today (Monday 28 July).