Cupcake allure entices supermarket demo staffer

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- A woman involved in a Weight Watchers demo at a supermarket was arrested after shoplifting cupcakes and other items, according to a police report.

A loss prevention official told police that Kelly L. Barber, 47, was in the Publix store last week "conducting a demo for Weight Watchers."

The loss-prevention official said she saw Barber "conceal store items" in a blue bin and leave the store without paying for the goods, which included Weight Watchers cupcakes, a book and teeth-whitening strips.

"When questioned, Kelly explained she just wanted to whiten her teeth and stated it was stupid she stole the items as she had never done this before," the report states. "Kelly did not have an explanation for all the other items."

Barber, of Fort Pierce, Fla., faces a retail theft charge.

(E-mail Will Greenlee at will.greenlee(at)scripps.com.)