A mother and daughter from Mountville were charged Monday with running scams at a Manheim Township grocery store.

Jenna L. Martin, 24, is accused of "under-ringing" groceries for her mother while working as a cashier at Giant Food Store on Lititz Pike.

On two occasions, the mother, Shirley L. Updegrove, 46, filled a shopping cart with more than $200 in groceries, Manheim Township police spokesman Sgt. Tom Rudzinski said.

At checkout, her daughter would scan only one of the items and bag the rest without charging for them, police allege.

Martin also is charged with stealing $630 in gift cards while working at Giant. Updegrove hasn't been charged in connection with those thefts.

In all, the scams cost Giant about $1,100, investigators said. Updegrove paid for about $5 in groceries during her two trips to the store, police said.

Martin is charged with five counts of theft and two counts of retail theft. Updegrove is charged with two counts of retail theft.

The pair live together at 371 Primrose Lane, according to investigators.

The alleged crimes happened between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2, police said. Store officials became aware of the thefts when they traced the stolen gift cards to Martin.

The women will be summoned to court to face the charges at a later date, police said.

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