An East Stroudsburg woman is charged with stealing $2,894 worth of merchandise from the Walmart store in Mount Pocono.

Pocono Mountain Regional Police said LesleyAnn Idarola, 33, was lodged in Monroe County Correctional Facility awaiting arraignment on the charges.Asset Protection observed a suspect from two prior retail thefts in the store, referring to Idarola, at 2:04 a.m. on Monday.Police said Idarola was confronted about the prior thefts. They said video surveillance footage revealed she was responsible for those two thefts and was then placed under arrest.Those thefts had occurred on Aug. 25 and 31.