Woman accused of trying to shoplift vibrator by sliding device behind her child in pushchair

A woman who allegedly tried to steal a vibrator from the “love section” of a Spencer’s gift shop in South Carolina was foiled when a store employee spotted her stashing the device behind her child, who was seated in a stroller, police report.



Misty Ann Lee, 38, was caught on Friday afternoon inside the WestGate Mall in Spartanburg, according to a police report. She was cited for shoplifting and booked into the county jail, from which she was released late on Friday evening.

A Spencer’s manager told officers that she saw Lee “select a vibrator from the love unit” and then move to the “t-shirt cube,” where she allegedly slid the item “behind a young child in the stroller.” Lee then departed the store, worker Dawn Hamilton told investigators. After Lee departed the business, she was stopped by Ms Hamilton, who demanded the vibrator.



“Ms Hamilton stated Ms. Lee looked like she didn't know what she was talking about and then she retrieved the merchandise from the stroller,” according to a Spartanburg Police Department report. With vibrator in hand, Ms Hamilton appeared content to let Lee leave. But when Lee subsequently sought to re-enter Spencer’s, Ms Hamilton decided to notify police. Lee is free on a $2000 personal recognizance bond. The police report does not include the make, model, or retail price of the vibrator.