WHITE CREEK, N.Y. (AP) — New York State Police say they've charged a 48-year-old woman with stealing $250 worth of baked goods from an order of nuns known for their cheesecake. 
 
 Troopers say the theft occurred last month at the Nuns of New Skete (SKEET) monastery in the rural town of White Creek, on the Vermont border, 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Albany. 
 
 The nuns sell their cheesecakes and pastries on the honor system at the monastery's unstaffed gift shop. Police say surveillance cameras caught two women taking merchandise without leaving money in the drop box. 
 
 Troopers say surveillance photos released earlier this week and social media postings of the images led to the arrest of a woman from North Arlington, Vermont. The other woman was identified as her 21-year-old daughter, who wasn't charged. 
 
 The cheesecakes sell for $49 and up. 

 GREENWICH, N.Y. (NEWS10) – New York State Police arrested a woman they say stole $250 worth of cheesecake and pastries from the Nuns of New Skete in the town of White Creek. 
 
 Angelique Smith, 45, of North Arlington, Vt., was charged with two counts of petit larceny. 
 
 The Nuns of New Skete are known for their cheesecakes across the country. But in the Cambridge area, they’re also known for their generosity. 
 
 “They try to believe in their fellow man, and they want people to do the right thing,” Charlie Linke, of Cambridge, said. 
 
 The monastery has an unsupervised gift shop; however, they expect people to fill out a sign-in sheet and leave payment in the dropbox when they take their treats. 
 
 Linke has done so many times, and he appreciates the honor system. 
 
 “I just wish more of the world would follow that,” he said. 
 
 But people have broken their trust. The nuns set up surveillance cameras after repeated thefts. 
 
 On October 18, the cameras caught two women taking multiple cheesecakes and pastries without leaving any money behind. 
 
 “I just don’t understand why anyone would do it,” Jennifer Strattman, who lives across from New Skete Nuns, said. “This is a neighborly community, and why would anyone steal from nuns let alone anyone. I don’t think it’s right.” 
 
 Police said Smith went to the shop with her 21-year-old daughter, took items, and left without depositing payment. Both Smith and her daughter turned themselves in Thursday afternoon. Only Smith was charged. 
 
 “They’re suffering the embarrassment and that might be enough for them to understand and kind of make things right,” Charles Amos, of Cambridge, said. 
 
 No matter their motives, the community hopes they walk away knowing they did something wrong. 
 
 “Hopefully, the people can learn from it,” Linke said. 
 
 The Nuns of New Skete did not have a comment on the incident. 
 
 Smith is expected in court on November 16.
– New York State Police say they've charged a 48-year-old woman with stealing $250 worth of baked goods from an order of nuns known for their cheesecake. Troopers say the theft occurred last month at the Nuns of New Skete monastery in the rural town of White Creek, on the Vermont border, 35 miles northeast of Albany. The nuns sell their cheesecakes and pastries on the honor system at the monastery's unstaffed gift shop, reports the AP. Police say surveillance cameras caught Angelique Smith and another woman taking merchandise without leaving money in the drop box. "They try to believe in their fellow man, and they want people to do the right thing," a neighbor tells News 10 of the nuns' honor system. Troopers say surveillance photos released earlier this week and social media postings of the images led to the arrest of Smith, from North Arlington, Vt. The other woman was identified as her 21-year-old daughter, who wasn't charged. The cheesecakes sell for $49 and up.