New Britain Women Arrested After Shoplifting Attempt in Farmington

On Thursday, two New Britain women were arrested after they were caught shoplifting at JC Penney.

Mia Camilleri, 21, and Ashley Marie Oliveras, 24, had a 3-year-old child with them at the time. When they were stopped outside JC Penney by loss prevention personnel, they were less than cooperative, placing the 3-year old at risk, said Farmington Police Lt. Colin Ryan.

Ryan said the child was also wearing a stolen back pack when the women were stopped, meaning they used the child in the commission of the crime.

Camilleri and Oliveras, who are cousins, were both charged with risk of injury to a minor, second-degree breach of peace, fifth-degree larceny, and fifth-degree conspiracy to commit larceny.

Camilleri was also charged with possession of less than one-half ounce of marijuana (first offense) and possession of drug paraphernalia with less than one-half ounce of marijuana.

They were each released on a $1,500 bond and are due in court on Tuesday.