Theft charge filed on New Brighton woman for stealing a tattoo and not paying for it

(Photo Courtesy of the City of Aliquippa Police Department)

Beaver County Radio News

(Aliquippa, PA) A theft charge was filed on a woman from New Brighton after she did not initially pay for a tattoo. A tattoo studio owner in Aliquippa reported to the City of Aliquippa Police Department on Tuesday that fifty-three-year-old Anita Johnson of New Brighton got a tattoo on December 31st, 2024 and did not pay for it. Johnson stated that she had the money to pay for the tattoo, which was $160. Johnson did not have the money and she still did not have enough as she went to an ATM. Johnson never paid for it even though she agreed with the owner that she had until January 10th, 2025 to pay for it.