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Roseburg store clerk suspected in theft

An 18-year-old store clerk was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stealing a camera and money before returning a lost purse to the owner, Roseburg police said. Police suspect Laura Lee Gates of Roseburg of taking a $300 digital camera and $5 in cash out of a purse that a customer left on a counter at a store in the 4400 block of Northeast Stephens Street. Police did not release the name of the store. Gates used identification in the purse to track down its owner, but is suspected of removing the camera and cash first, Sgt. Jeff Eichenbusch said. Gates …

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