Woman accused of shoplifting $900 worth of items from Ulta Beauty with baby

HOUSTON - Authorities have a Houston-area mother behind bars for shoplifting $900 worth of items from a beauty shop in Spring. 

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According to Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman, officers were called to Ulta Beauty on Spring Stuebner Rd. after getting a call about a shoplifter. 

That's where constable deputies found Melissa Smith, 31, who was in custody with her 11-month baby. Investigators found she had taken $900 worth of merchandise without paying for it and tried hiding it. 

Child Protective Services were called to the scene and the baby was released to a guardian, who subsequently arrived.

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The 31-year-old was booked into the Harris County Jail and charged with Theft with Previous Convictions.