(WNY News Now) – TOWN OF HANOVER, N.Y. — A shoplifting investigation in the Town of Hanover resulted in charges against an Angola woman after Chautauqua County sheriff’s deputies allegedly found methamphetamine in her possession.

According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a local business at approximately 11:31 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, for a reported shoplifting incident.

The suspect vehicle had left the business before deputies arrived. Authorities said deputies located the vehicle shortly afterward in the Town of Hanover and identified the suspect as Tiffany A. Borek, 45, of Angola.

Borek was taken into custody on a petit larceny charge. During the investigation, deputies reported finding 2.3 grams of methamphetamine in her possession.

She was issued appearance tickets charging her with petit larceny and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree.

Borek is scheduled to appear in Hanover Town Court at a later date to answer the charges, according to the sheriff’s office.

As are all persons accused of a crime, the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.