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This Mother Was Arrested For Stealing Groceries, Then Police Saw That Her Kids Hadn’t Eaten In Days

The two North Carolina police officers thought it was a routine call, yet it ended up affecting them deeply. It all started one day in late 2017 when the officers responded to a report of a theft from a store in Hillsboro, North Carolina. A local woman had allegedly stolen groceries from a supermarket, but what the cops found out about the accused gave them both plenty of food for thought.

The store theft on November 4th, 2017, was spotted by staff at the outlet of local grocery chain Food Lion as it was in progress. They watched as the female shoplifter took food off the shelves and then left the supermarket in the south of Hillsboro without paying.

The manager then gave chase and followed the perp out to the store’s parking lot. As the alleged thief got into a ride and sped away, the Food Lion boss was able to take note of the car model and license plate number. Read the full story here ▶