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A homeless woman was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a 4-year-old girl from a Trader Joe’s in Santa Rosa.
The incident occurred Thursday at the Trader Joe’s at the Santa Rosa Market Place, according to a press release from the Santa Rosa Police Department.
Police allege that Tina Szczepanek, 41, of Lake County, walked into the store and grabbed a girl who was shopping with her mother.
“Szczepanek went into Trader Joe’s and grabbed the victim, who was putting one of the small shopping carts away by the main entry/exit doors,” police said. “The mother of the victim was at the checkout stands and watched as the victim was putting the small cart away.”
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