tropicangela
11-01-2011, 09:09 PM
In the latest "mommy brain caper," a 30-weeks pregnant Hawaii mom was arrested and temporarily lost custody of her daughter after failing to pay for a $5 sandwich she nibbled on while shopping.
http://www.parenting.com/blogs/show-and-tell/kate-parentingcom/pregnant-mom-arrested-loses-custody-daughter-over-5-sandwich?src=soc&dom=fb
Security guard stopped them and mom offered to pay. Manager called police. Woman and husband arrested, charged with fourth degree theft. CPS took toddler overnight. Police - no comment.
Their ordeal at the police station lasted a few hours, but their daughter Zofia spent the night away from her parents...
"I asked to talk to a manager and he said it was against their policy to pay for items that left the store," she said. "The security guard said we were being charged with shoplifting."
Four hours later, a police officer arrived and read them their rights. A woman from the state Child Welfare Services arrived to take Zofia away.
"I didn't want Zofia to be scared because she's never spent a night away from us. She didn't have her stuffed animal. She didn't have her toothbrush."
Houghton said the company will review the police report and store security footage before deciding whether to press charges.
http://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-mom-says-sandwich-arrest-horrifying-214407004.html
http://www.parenting.com/blogs/show-and-tell/kate-parentingcom/pregnant-mom-arrested-loses-custody-daughter-over-5-sandwich?src=soc&dom=fb
Security guard stopped them and mom offered to pay. Manager called police. Woman and husband arrested, charged with fourth degree theft. CPS took toddler overnight. Police - no comment.
Their ordeal at the police station lasted a few hours, but their daughter Zofia spent the night away from her parents...
"I asked to talk to a manager and he said it was against their policy to pay for items that left the store," she said. "The security guard said we were being charged with shoplifting."
Four hours later, a police officer arrived and read them their rights. A woman from the state Child Welfare Services arrived to take Zofia away.
"I didn't want Zofia to be scared because she's never spent a night away from us. She didn't have her stuffed animal. She didn't have her toothbrush."
Houghton said the company will review the police report and store security footage before deciding whether to press charges.
http://news.yahoo.com/pregnant-mom-says-sandwich-arrest-horrifying-214407004.html