Florida woman allegedly used ‘a child under the age of 10’ to help her steal ‘a barista machine and a vacuum cleaner’ from Target during a ‘big ticket’ shoplifting spree

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Inset Left: Elizabeth Novac (Lee County Sheriff’s Office). Inset Right: A woman identified by police as Novac (Cape Coral Police Department). Background: A Target in Cape Coral, Fla. (Google Maps).

A Florida woman is behind bars after enlisting a child to help her conduct a serious — and seriously expensive — bout of shoplifting at a Target last weekend, police in the Sunshine State say.

Elizabeth Novac, 23, stands accused of one count each of grand theft — larceny over $750 but less than $5,000, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor by causing a child to commit an act of delinquency, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office records.

The odd, striking, and memorable nature of the alleged crime appears to have led to her arrest several days after the fact…

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