Armed robber to kid: Wait in the car

A Wilmington woman held up a Wawa this morning, leaving her infant daughter and unwitting landlord waiting in a taxi outside with the equally unaware cabbie, Delaware State Police said today.

Amanda Paoletti, 29, was charged with robbery, endangering the welfare of a child and drug charges after the 3:26 a.m. robbery today of a Wawa at 705 Philadelphia Pike, state police said. Paoletti told the 19-year-old cashier that she had a handgun and demanded money from the cash register, police said. The employee turned over some cash, and Paoletti fled outside to the waiting yellow minivan cab, police said.

Troopers found the cab in question at the Wilmington train station, where the surprised driver gave them the address where he'd taken Paoletti. Troopers arrested her there and found cocaine and drug paraphernalia on her, police said

She remains at the Delores Baylor Women's Correctional Institute on $8,000 bail.