Police: Mom Made 6 Kids Shoplift
POSTED: Sunday, December 31, 2006
UPDATED: 11:59 pm EST December 31,
2006
A woman in St. Petersburg, Fla., is accused of making her six children -- all under the age of 10 -- to shoplift, according to a Local 6 News report.
Investigators said Maria Lopez and her children are accused of stealing $500 worth of merchandise from a Wal-Mart store.
Police said the family stole enough items to fill two shopping carts.
Lopez was taken into custody, and her children were placed in protective custody.
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