On Friday, Crystal took her 10-month-old daughter to a JCPenney. 

They went into a dressing room and Crystal jammed $256 worth of clothes into a bag. 

Then, she sprinted out of the store.  Employees tried to catch her, but she got away.

Crystal had made one big mistake, though . . . she FORGOT to take her BABY with her!!

The employees found the 10-month-old, alone . . . right next to Crystal's purse, which she'd also left behind.  The purse had her ID, including her address.

The Florida Department of Children and Families came to the store to get the baby.
The police tracked down Crystal . . . and she's been charged with child abuse without great harm, child neglect without causing great harm, contributing to the delinquency of a dependent, and theft.