A Florida woman was arrested after police say she left her child in a car while shoplifting at Publix supermarket.
Thirty-year-old Sarah Wilmoth was arrested on Jan. 13 from a Publix parking lot in Vero Beach.
Authorities say a couple noticed a baby in an SUV when they pulled up to the store. Forty-five minutes later, they returned to their vehicle and saw the baby was still in his car seat, crying hysterically.
Sheriff’s deputies broke into the car to help the crying child and called emergency medical personnel in to administer first aid.
Wilmoth was located after Publix employees paged her to the customer service counter.
Wilmoth told police she had left her son with her cousin, and didn’t know where he ran off to.
While searching her, police say they found a clear rocky substance and a crack pipe. Wilmoth admitted that it was methamphetamine laced with cocaine.
In her bra, police also found facial cream, several bottles of nail polish, and Poo Pourri Before-You-Go spray.
Wilmoth was arrested for child endangerment, shoplifting and meth possession.
She has since posted bond since.