It’s never smart to steal from Walmart. They’re one of the biggest companies in the country, and world, and they have the technology to catch you. Your chances of getting away with any shoplifting or stealing from Walmart decrease if you happen to try to steal things during a Shop With A Cop event at the store.
Well, that’s what happened to one man in Virginia who reportedly tried to steal $1,400 worth of stuff from Walmart during a Shop With A Cop Event. It was a horrible idea and now he’s paying the consequences for it.
Chesterfield County Police Lt. James Lamb tells WTVR, “A member of the staff at Walmart came up to us and informed us they had a shoplifting in progress. Between the sheriff’s department and police officers we had about 50 uniform personnel at the store.” Can you imagine shoplifting and then being greeted by 50 officers in uniform when you tried to leave? That would be a scary sight. It sounds like security footage in the store showed a man concealing merchandise and attempting to leave the store but he was apprehended by the alerted officers when he tried to escape out of the back of the store.