Walmart Shoplifters Used Baby to Hide Merchandise, Police Say

A Camden woman and a juvenile accomplice were arrested after they tried to use a baby to help them shoplift merchandise from Walmart Wednesday night, Cherry Hill Police said.

Franchesca Marie Villanueva, of the 700 block of Sylvan Street, and a girl who was not identified because of her age were caught at the Route 38 store after they hid $248.86 worth of shoplifted items under an infant, police said.

Both Villanueva and the unidentified girl were charged with shoplifting and use of a juvenile to commit a criminal offense.