Duo uses toddler in Auburn jewelry theft

A duo who used a toddler as a distraction at Antique Marketplace carried out a jewelry theft, resulting in a loss of nearly $10,000 at the downtown Auburn business. Carly Willis, the owner of Antique Marketplace, 1809 Howard Rd. Suite B, said the couple, including a woman with a toddler, came into her business and stole nearly $10,000 worth of jewelry on Dec. 12.