Safeway has terminated a security guard after learning that he interrogated a 4-year old girl for shoplifting.

The security guard from the Everett, Washington Safeway, grilled the little girl after allegedly witnessing her eat from a bag of apricots, that she then put back on the self. The girl’s father claims to not have seen the “theft” and was stunned when the guard stopped them when they were leaving the store.

“He told them, ‘Your daughter stole and she’s banned from the store, and we’re pressing charges. And she needs to sign this form saying she understands she can’t come into any Safeways,’” the girls mother, Alissa Jones, told reporters.

The young girl was forced to “sign” her name on a confession form, acknowledging she was banned from all of the chain’s grocery stores, even though she hasn’t learned to read or write. “It’s pretty troubling. It’s not like she even knows what she was doing,” the mother said.

Safeway execs were quick to take action and express their disdain for the guards actions, according to ABC News. In a written statement, Safeway says, “In this case, neither our policy nor commonsense seems to have been followed.”

This response was much quicker than the one involving Nicole Leszczynski. The pregnant mom and her husband were taken to jail and their young daughter was taken by Child Protective Services for 18 hours, after neglecting to pay for two chicken salad sandwiches. Safeway also issued an apology as to how the situation was handled and stated they would look into the way employees were trained in shoplifting cases.

As for the 4-year old girl in this recent incident, a Safeway division executive offered to give her a tour of the bakery department, a gesture to show her that Safeway is not a frightening place.

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