Advertisement Macy's shoplifting suspect calls police after recognizing herself on the news Alissa Bordonaro charged with 12th retail theft case, says she's turning her life around Share Shares Copy Link Copy

The woman caught on surveillance video stealing from Macy's says she called police to turn herself in because she's working to be a better person.Alissa Bordonaro, 34, of Greensburg, has been criminally charged more than a dozen times in Westmoreland County. Most cases are retail thefts, but other cases included driving under the influence, simple assault and drug charges.VIDEO: Watch Ashlie Hardway's reportBordonaro's boyfriend, Derek Shank, said this particular theft at Westmoreland Mall happened six months ago, and that Bordonaro has worked hard to change her life since then."She had a drug habit. I had a drug habit. I'm an addict in recovery, she's an addict in recovery. It happens," Shank said. "She went to jail and she went to rehab. She's in drug court now. She hasn't used. She can't use or it's going to be a stiffer sentence."State police released the surveillance video Thursday after they were unable to identify the woman seen on video searching for clothing and accessories without security sensors. Trooper Stephen Limani said the woman then went to the dressing room to put the items in her backpack before leaving the store with around $300 worth of merchandise.Watch the surveillance video from Macy'sThe video was played on newscasts in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. After the footage aired, police said a woman called the Greensburg barracks to report she was the person in the video."We were at my house last night and saw it on the video and we were like, 'You have to call.' It was either call or go in, so she called first and said, 'I just saw myself on the news,'" Shank said.Shank said Bordonaro's motivation is to build better relationships with her teenage daughter and her own mother.Bordonaro was arraigned Friday afternoon on one felony count of retail theft. She was released on an unsecured bond.