Coweta County elementary school principal charged with shoplifting

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Coweta County elementary school principal charged with shoplifting

The Brief

The principal of Coweta County’s Thomas Crossroads Elementary has been charged with felony theft by shoplifting.

Deputies say Dr. Letitia J. Crosby was caught on camera stealing over $900 in merchandise from a Kohl’s Department Store in early January.

Store employees told investigators that Crosby had previously been caught trying to steal from the store months earlier.

COWETA COUNTY, Ga. – The principal of a Coweta County elementary school is facing charges after deputies say she was caught on camera shoplifting from a local department store.

Dr. Letitia J. Crosby, the principal of Thomas Crossroads Elementary, is charged with felony theft by shoplifting.

What we know

FOX 5 obtained the report from a Coweta County deputy that led to Crosby’s arrest.

In the report, the deputy says that they had responded to the Kohl’s Department Store on the 1100 block of Bullsboro Drive on Jan. 13 after getting a report of a theft.

One of the store’s employees told the deputy that a woman had walked through the store earlier in January, filled up a shopping cart, and then walked out of the front door without paying.

According to the employee’s report, the woman entered Kohl’s on Jan. 6 and took T-shirts, sweaters, at least one dress, jewelry, gift bags, and more. She then allegedly exited the store with the goods without paying.

The total for all the items taken was around $917, the deputy said.

The employee also told investigators that this was not the first time the woman had tried to steal from the department store. She reportedly had previously been stopped from taking nearly $300 in merchandise without paying on Nov. 18, 2024. That incident had not been reported to law enforcement.

The employee provided the deputy with photos and video of the January incident. After an investigation, officers arrested Crosby on Jan. 23 and took her into custody.

What we don’t know

Dr. Letitia Crosby (Coweta County Schools)

FOX 5 has reached out to the Coweta County School System for their response to the investigation and have not received an answer.

The backstory

According to the Coweta County Schools website, Crosby has served as the principal of Thomas Crossroads Elementary since the 2019 school year. She had previously worked at East Coweta High School as a science teacher and department chair and at Lee Middle School as assistant principal.

What’s next

Crosby bonded out of jail a day after her arrest.

The case has now been turned over to the Coweta County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

The Source

Information for this story was taken from a Coweta County Sheriff’s Office report and statement as well as the Coweta County Schools website.

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