Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Woman accused of leaving toddler in shopping cart

Priscanoi Maree Kisivuli Priscanoi Maree Kisivuli, 21, is charged with abandoning a child.

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Houston woman is accused of abandoning a child in a shopping cart while fleeing from a security guard.

On August 2, Houston police officers were called to a Target store in the 13200 block of the Northwest Freeway regarding a theft. A loss prevention security officer told police that he spotted two women on surveillance video shoplifting in the store.

According to court documents, when the officer tried to stop Priscanoi Maree Kisivuli, she allegedly fled the store carrying a small child. The 22-month-old was left in the store shopping cart.

The second woman was arrested, and she helped identify Kisivuli. The toddler was turned over to her grandmother's care.

Kisivuli, 21, is charged with abandoning a child, a felony charge. Bail has been set at $2,000.

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