A Florida woman is behind bars after enlisting a child to help her conduct a serious — and seriously expensive — bout of shoplifting at a Target last weekend, police in the Sunshine State say.
Elizabeth Novac, 23, stands accused of one count each of grand theft — larceny over $750 but less than $5,000, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor by causing a child to commit an act of delinquency, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office records.
The odd, striking, and memorable nature of the alleged crime appears to have led to her arrest several days after the fact.
On Oct. 12, police responded to a Target on NE Pine Island Road in Cape Coral — a large city near Florida’s western coast and the principal municipality of the broader Fort Myers metro area, with the distinction of more navigable waterways than any other city on the planet.
But the defendant is alleged to have committed her crimes on foot.
The store in question reported a theft estimated at $1,111 that was committed the day before, according to a press release issued Friday by the Cape Coral Police Department.