Woman uses child's backpack to steal from Henry County Publix, police say

(Henry County Police Department)

Police in Henry County are searching for a woman accused of shoplifting with a young child.

Officials say the woman is wanted for several thefts at the Publix Grocery Store off Highway 20 in McDonough.

According to investigators, on Oct. 13, security cameras caught the woman taking several items off the shelves and hiding them in the young boy's backpack.

Police say this is the second incident involving the same woman at the grocery store.

If you have any information that could help with the investigation, call the Henry County Police Department at (770) 288-7731 or the department's non-emergency dispatch number at (770) 957-9121.

The Source: Information for this story was taken from a Facebook post by the Henry County Police Department.

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