An unnamed teenage juvenile was
arrested by Norman, Oklahoma police for stealing nearly $30,000 from
three area Walmart stores. The arrest happened at the end of January and
was recently reported by KFOR NewsChannel 4. Apparently the teen convinced Walmart employees that he
was employed by the big box retailer and once inside, was able to steal
thousands. Police say the accused was well acquainted with the chain’s
practices because he worked in an Oklahoma City Walmart before being
fired for taking money.
According
to the police report, in December the 17-year-old suspect donned a
Walmart name tag and, “…acted as if he was a general manager from
another store.” He told employees of the Moore, Oklahoma Walmart that he
was there to conduct an inventory of the store before general managers
would arrive to do a post holiday inspection.
Surveillance
video from the store, which has not been released by the D.A., showed
that the teen was left alone in an office where money was stored and he
grabbed, “…multiple bundles of cash, stuffing them inside his pockets
and clothes,” hugging the manager as he left. Moore Police Sergeant
Jeremy Lewis said, “He’s obviously confident in what he’s doing and has a
good story.”
The
jig was up when the teenage swindler tried his routine at a Walmart in
Norman. Police were there to take him into custody. It’s unknown if the
teen will be tried as an adult, but the Cleveland County District
Attorney is working on the case.
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