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November 2, 2011

Safeway Will Not Press Charges After Detaining Pregnant Mother For Hours Over $5 Sandwich 
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Grocery chain Safeway has declined to press charges against a woman and
her husband who were arrested last week in Hawaii and detained for
accidentally leaving a store without paying for $5 worth of sandwiches
they ate while shopping. The couple was handcuffed and detained for
hours, even though the woman was 30 weeks pregnant. Their two-year-old
daughter was taken away by state Child Welfare Services officials and
not returned for 18 hours.



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