‘Stole a lighter and pushed her’: Florida woman arrested for allegedly shoplifting at Dollar General and shoving pregnant employee

Maria Gritsaev appears inset against an image of a Dollar General in Florida.

Inset: Maria Gritsaev (Flagler County Sheriff’s Office). Background: A Dollar General in Palm Coast, Fla. (Google Maps).

A Florida woman is behind bars for stealing from a Dollar General and attacking a pregnant woman, Sunshine State authorities say.

Maria Gritsaev, 34, stands accused of one count each of aggravated battery on a pregnant victim and petit theft by shoplifting, according to Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Jail records.

The incident occurred in early January, according to investigators. The defendant was arrested on Thursday.

On Jan. 2, deputies asked the public for help identifying the suspect. Law enforcement said the incident occurred at a store on Market Avenue at around 10:30 a.m. that day in Palm Coast – a medium-sized city roughly 30 miles north of Daytona Beach.

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