A woman was arrested after allegedly hitting her children at a restaurant, then barricading herself with them inside a Pollo Tropical bathroom following a 911 call from Crafty Crab staff.
According to a Margate Police Department arrest report, the incident began on April 23 at Crafty Crab at 5379 West Atlantic Boulevard. A waitress called 911 after reporting that a woman, later identified as Shandacia Richmond, 29, of Lauderhill, entered the restaurant with her two children and began acting erratically, yelling at customers and disrupting the business.
Witnesses told deputies the woman appeared intoxicated and, after ordering food, began striking her children across the head while yelling at them. Staff said her behavior escalated as she shouted at employees and patrons, raising concerns about the children and others inside the restaurant…