A Sanger police officer resigned Monday morning after being arrested Sunday and accused of changing price tags on clothing in a Denton store.

Lisa Diane Kish

Lisa Diane Kish, 33, of Sanger was free Monday on $500 bail on a charge of fraudulent destruction, removal or concealment of a writing. She could not be reached for comment.

Sanger Police Chief Curtis Amyx said Kish was waiting for him when he arrived at work Monday.

“She handed me a letter with her resignation,” Amyx said.

Police officers who have been arrested traditionally are placed on paid administrative leave pending disposition of their cases.

Kish and another woman, Stephanie Grant, were shopping at Wal-Mart in Denton, said Denton police spokesman Jim Bryan. Store employees allegedly observed the two women removing sale price stickers from some articles of clothing and placing them on other tags for clothing that was not on sale, Bryan said.

“I believe two pair of pants and four pair of panties were involved,” the officer said. “According to the report, four $3 pair of panties were placed together on a hanger and a 75-cent price tag applied for all four.”

The tag-changing offense is a Class B misdemeanor. Bryan said if someone tries to take merchandise past the checkout counter without paying for it, that would be a Class C misdemeanor, a lesser offense.

Grant also is free on $500 bail. She could not be reached for comment.

DONNA FIELDER can be reached at 940-566-6885. Her e-mail address is dfielder@dentonrc.com .