Woman using kids to hide Dollar Tree items in stroller pepper-sprays workers when she goes back to grab her dropped phone: Police

A woman is accused of attempting to use her children to shoplift from a Delaware Dollar Tree — and then, after being found out, pepper-spraying workers trying to stop her, authorities say.

Janaia Wright, 28, has been charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a disabling chemical spray, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, shoplifting under $1,500, and criminal mischief under $1,000, the Delaware State Police announced. After being arraigned, she was released on a $5,600 unsecured bond.

On Sunday at about 10:30 a.m., Wright was at the Dollar Tree at 2103 Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington, Delaware, police said. The city is located on the Delaware River just southwest of Philadelphia…

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