Dumb Criminals: Florida couple busted for shoplifting forgot to mention their kids were in their car
Stupid people are stupid.
JANUARY 6--After getting arrested last night for shoplifting at Walmart, a Florida couple failed to mention that their three young children were alone in a locked car in the stores parking lot, where the youngsters were discovered seven hours after the pairs jailing.
According to investigators, Tosheba Hope, 30, and Gerald Moultrie, 24, drove last night to a Walmart in Lauderdale Lakes. They were accompanied by Hopes three children (ages two, five, and seven). Moultrie is the father of Hope's youngest child.
Around 7 PM, Hope and Moultrie, pictured above, were detained after they allegedly sought to walk out of the retailer with $660 worth of tools and automotive accessories, according to a police report. The couple was subsequently arrested by Broward Sheriffs Office deputies and charged with grand theft, a felony.
After Hope and Moultrie were booked into the county jail, seven hours passed before investigators learned that their three children had been abandoned in the parking lot (Walmart workers spotted the minors and called 911).