Candace Nicole Mims, 36 of Silver Creek, was arrested in Rome this week after reports said she was found with heroin after allowing her child to shoplift from Aldi on Turner McCall Blvd.
Police said that Mims knowingly allowed her child to steal $42.83 worth of food supplies. They added that during a search suspected heroin was found in her possession.
Mims is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, theft by shoplifting and possession of a schedule I controlled substance.
