Absent-minded shopper takes cart with baby

  • Man was ‘mortified’ when he realized that he was walking off with a baby 
  • The unidentified  shopper, however, failed to notify anyone and walked away
  • Police Chief says grocery store staff quickly locked down the store as precaution
  • The baby was restrained in a car seat and slept through the entire scare

Police say an absent-minded shopper at a Maine grocery store took somebody else’s cart with a sleeping baby inside, causing a lockdown and a police investigation.

Portland police say the shopper, who remains unidentified, was mortified when he realized his mistake but didn’t bother to alert anyone on Friday. 

Instead, the shopper left the cart in another part of the store and retrieved his own cart. 

A man said he was ‘mortified’ when he realized that he was walking off with a baby inside the wrong shopping cart (Pictured: Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck)

Police say store video backs up his claim. Authorities added the incident involving the two-month-old boy occurred around 1pm

Police Chief Michael Sauschuck says grocery store staff quickly locked down the store, prompting a ‘Code Adam’ alert.

Police determined the conduct didn’t warrant criminal charges.

The baby was restrained in a car seat and slept through the entire scare.

‘We are pleased that we have been able to determine exactly what happened in this instance,’ said Sauschuck.

‘It is a very frightening event for all parents and raised safety concerns in our community. 

It is important for our citizens to know that as disturbing as this incident was, it was not an attempt to abduct a child,’ Sauschuck added.

The unidentified shopper, however, failed to notify anyone and walked away. Police said that no crime was committed 

The unidentified shopper, however, failed to notify anyone and walked away. Police said that no crime was committed 

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