Nab Shoplifter Who Left Baby At Store

APRIL 17--Cops have nabbed the Florida nitwit who left his 6-month-old daughter behind when he bolted from a Target store after employees accused him of stealing. Melvin Negron, 39, was hit with child neglect and shoplifting charges in connection with an incident Monday in Bonita Springs. Negron, who was booked into the Lee County lockup (where the below mug shot was taken), could face more than five years in the can if convicted of the harebrained stunt, which is further described in this probable cause affidavit prepared by sheriff's deputies. Negron, who tried to boost a DVD player, was easily identified by cops because, in a bag he left behind, officers discovered a doctor's bill that led them to the child's mother. (2 pages)

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