A woman has been charged after police said she pepper-sprayed two employees during a shoplifting incident at a Dollar Tree in Wilmington, Delaware. According to Delaware State Police, on May 17, 2026, at around 10:30 a.m., troopers responded to the Dollar Tree, located at 2103 Kirkwood Highway in Wilmington, after receiving a report of two employees who had been pepper-sprayed by a shoplifting suspect. Police said an investigation revealed that a woman, later identified as Janaia Wright, placed store products under two children who were seated in a stroller and a wagon before attempting to leave the store without paying. When confronted by employees, police said Wright abandoned the merchandise and left the store with the children. Wright later returned to the store after realizing she dropped her cell phone during the incident, according to police. When she came back into the store, she then approached two employees and pepper-sprayed them before fleeing the business. As she fled the store, police said Wright knocked over a display, causing damage to merchandise. According to police,  one employee was treated for non-life-threatening injuries while the other refused treatment. Wright was found near the business and taken into custody, but later released on a $5,600 unsecured bond. Police said Wright has been charged with two felony counts of assault second degree with a disabling chemical spray, shoplifting, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and criminal mischief. ...read more read less