Homeless, hungry woman arrested for stealing popcorn from police station, officials say

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A homeless, hungry woman who broke into a police station was caught stealing popcorn and taken to jail, according to investigators.

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Tressa Weathers, 40, climbed through a kitchen window of the Rose City police substation and was caught by an officer Dec. 6 with a handful of microwaveable popcorn packets, KLRT reported.

Weathers, whose address is listed as homeless, was arrested and charged with burglary. She is being held in jail on $5,000 bond.

"I just broke in to get some food," she told officers, KLRT reported. "I broke in here, take me to jail."