WARSAW — Two women were arrested after a Dollar General employee witnessed them stealing items from the store. Officers were able to locate the women and performed a traffic stop, leading to the discovery of a mobile meth lab.

Brandi Dawn Seeley, 35, 1 North Long Lane, North Manchester, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a legend drug, theft and failure to appear.

Kathy Buckheit, 55, 312 N. Washington St., Warsaw, is being charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of a syringe, possession of a chemical reagent and theft.

On Saturday, July 29, an employee from the Warsaw Dollar General called in a theft. He witnessed two females entered the store and place items into a purse. The two females then exited the store without attempting to pay for the stolen items. The employee was able to advise officers that the females left in a black vehicle.

An officer with the Warsaw Police Department located the females driving the vehicle near Center Street. The driver failed to use a turn signal and the officer performed a traffic stop on the vehicle.

Seeley was a passenger in the vehicle and had an active warrant out for her arrest. Seeley denied stealing anything and then denied giving a further statement.

The driver of the vehicle was then identified as Buckheit. While she exited the vehicle, the officer was able to observe a brown purse matching the description given by the Dollar General employee. Inside the purse, the officer located new socks, a Dollar General brand notebook, coloring book, nail polishes and other new, unopened merchandise.

A plastic bag containing a green bottle filled with ammonium nitrate was also found in the purse. An active shaker bottle was located in the back seat of the vehicle. Other items located inside the vehicle included a syringe and an empty cold pack. These items are commonly used together to manufacture meth.