DEL.ICIO.USPolice say Marietta mom left kids to shoplift
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sunday, June 07, 2009
A woman left two children, ages 1 and 3, alone in an unlocked car while she went into a Marietta Wal-Mart and shoplifted items for herself, according to Cobb arrest warrants.
One of the children was wearing only a shirt and nothing on his bottom half, according to an officer who approached the vehicle.
Cobb County Sheriff's Department
Lashaundra Chantee Cooper, 23, is accused of leaving two young children alone in a car while she shoplifted, according to Marietta police.
Lashaundra Chantee Cooper, 23, was arrested at 12:30 a.m. Saturday when an officer located her vehicle with the two children inside.
The 1-year-old was screaming and walking on the front seat, according to the warrant. The keys were in the ignition. There was one car seat in the vehicle, but neither child was in it, according to the warrant.
Cooper, of Marietta, faces a felony child cruelty charge, according to a warrant. Additionally, she faces a shoplifting charge for allegedly concealing $24.75 worth of merchandise in her handbag and exiting the store.
Cooper remains in the Cobb County jail without bond, according to the sheriff’s office web site. In 2006, she served nearly nine months for drug trafficking, according to jail records.
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