MOULTRIE, Ga. — A Pavo woman’s efforts to cut down on holiday shopping expenses apparently crossed the line into theft when, police said, she tried to leave a store with some $250 worth of stolen merchandise.

Wal-Mart, 641 Veterans Parkway S., requested police Thursday afternoon after an employee noticed a woman who appeared to be swiping two items through the self-checkout lane, resulting in the machine only recording one of the items.

An officer watched video that indicated the same thing, police said. When the officer spoke with Terri Clarice Olliff, she said that she was in a hurry and may have inadvertently missed scanning some of the merchandise.

Olliff could not provide a receipt for the items that she did scan and for which she paid, police said. She offered to pay for the merchandise that had not been scanned.

The items in her cart that were not paid for totaled $258, police said, and included toys, clothing, a karaoke machine, keyboard, guitar and knife.

Police charged Olliff, 37, 181 Gay Road, with theft by shoplifting.

In other arrests

Moultrie Police

• Tina Kelli Anderson, 27, 421 E. Central Ave., was charged Friday with disorderly conduct.

Berlin Police

• Paulino Mordes, 32, 657 Circle Road, was charged Thursday with speeding in highway work zone and driving with suspended license.

Probation violation

Sheriff’s Office

• Heather Ray Bates, 23, 195 Ruth St.

• Justin Joseph Griffin, 23, 139 Rockingham Place, Macon.

Thefts

Moultrie Police

• Murphy Oil USA, 505 Veterans Parkway S., reported Thursday that a man walked out with a bottle of wine value at $7.99 while a store employee was occupied with another customer.

The employee told police that the man left on a bicycle.

Sheriff’s Office

• Jerry Hall, 2400 block Ellenton-Norman Park Road, Norman Park, reported Thursday the theft of a Leister model VV2W Varmiat V2 Welder valued at $9,000.

• Marty Smith, 1300 block South Boulevard, reported Thursday that a female acquaintance stole eight prescription pills.

Battery

Sheriff’s Office

• Keisha Hiers, 100 block Lakeshore Road, reported Wednesday that a male companion hit her and rubbed Ben Gay in her eyes.

Hiers, who had puffy, red eyes and red marks on her arms, told police that the incident had happened about 45 minutes earlier at a residence in the 100 block of Lighter Knot Court.

Emergency medical personnel checked Hiers, but she did not wish to be taken to the hospital for treatment, police said. She left with a relative and told police she did not wish to file charges.

Property damage

Moultrie Police

• Carol Weeks reported Thursday that a mail box was damaged at Georgia Atlantic Co., 201 13th Ave. S.W.

Weeks told police that the cost to repair the damage is $150.

• Colquitt Family Care, 2801 S. Main St., reported Thursday that a driver struck a carport column holding up the carport overhang at the business.

An employee described the vehicle as a maroon Dodge truck.

Police said that there was significant damage at the lower part of the support column.

• Laquisha French, 40, Moultrie, reported Thursday that the driver of a red or brown SUV struck the side of her 2015 Buick Lacrosse.

Police noticed a scuff on the mirror on the driver’s side of the car.