07-23-2011, 02:08 PM
i did a LOT of U/C shoplifting duty, and my pet annoyance besides the obvious, was people who used and taught their children to steal. is that what they want for the child's future? to be a thief and in and out of jail or prison? it infuriated me each time i encountered it. and i ALWAYS brought childrens' services into it.
THE LEDGER
Friday, July 22
WINTER HAVEN Fla.| A shopping trip ended with theft charges for a Lake Wales mother and her young daughter, who are accused of trying to steal about $300 in merchandise.
Alfray Lavern Watts, 35, of 350 W. Park Ave., used her 10-year-old daughter in an attempt to steal from a Bealls department store on Thursday in Winter Haven, police said.
Watts also had her 6-year-old daughter when store security stopped her.
"She's not going to win mother of the year, that's for sure," said Jamie Brown, Winter Haven police spokeswoman.
Watts and her daughters went shopping at the store at 5998 Cypress Gardens Boulevard about 3 p.m., police said.
Watts picked up several items from racks while her 10-year-old did the same in another part of the store, police said. Then they rendezvoused and went into a fitting room together.
When they came out, the merchandise they took was concealed in a Bealls bag. Watts sent her 10-year-old out of the store with the bag, police said. Watts and her other daughter followed.
Store security stopped Watts and her daughters and held them until police arrived.
Watts was booked into Polk County Jail on charges of shoplifting and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
She was being held in lieu of a $1,500 bond Friday evening.
Watts was booked three times last year into the county jail, records show. The incidents included a February 2010 arrest, also on charges of petty theft and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
The 10-year-old was charged with petty theft and taken to the Juvenile Detention Center in Bartow. The 6-year-old turned over to a family member.
mother who wants child to be a thief like her--->
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THE LEDGER
Friday, July 22
WINTER HAVEN Fla.| A shopping trip ended with theft charges for a Lake Wales mother and her young daughter, who are accused of trying to steal about $300 in merchandise.
Alfray Lavern Watts, 35, of 350 W. Park Ave., used her 10-year-old daughter in an attempt to steal from a Bealls department store on Thursday in Winter Haven, police said.
Watts also had her 6-year-old daughter when store security stopped her.
"She's not going to win mother of the year, that's for sure," said Jamie Brown, Winter Haven police spokeswoman.
Watts and her daughters went shopping at the store at 5998 Cypress Gardens Boulevard about 3 p.m., police said.
Watts picked up several items from racks while her 10-year-old did the same in another part of the store, police said. Then they rendezvoused and went into a fitting room together.
When they came out, the merchandise they took was concealed in a Bealls bag. Watts sent her 10-year-old out of the store with the bag, police said. Watts and her other daughter followed.
Store security stopped Watts and her daughters and held them until police arrived.
Watts was booked into Polk County Jail on charges of shoplifting and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
She was being held in lieu of a $1,500 bond Friday evening.
Watts was booked three times last year into the county jail, records show. The incidents included a February 2010 arrest, also on charges of petty theft and contributing to the delinquency of a child.
The 10-year-old was charged with petty theft and taken to the Juvenile Detention Center in Bartow. The 6-year-old turned over to a family member.
mother who wants child to be a thief like her--->