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shoplifting
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Shoplifting incidents often involve unusual methods and motives, as seen in recent news threads on WindowsForum.com. Stories include a man in a cow costume stealing 26 gallons of milk from Walmart, a suspect using a PlayStation controller to fake a robbery, and a woman hiding a fur coat in her underwear. Other cases feature a man who shoplifted to pay off a bet and an attempted theft where pepper spray was used on employees. These threads highlight bizarre and sometimes humorous aspects of retail theft, with suspects ranging from costumed individuals to those with creative concealment tactics. The tag covers a variety of shoplifting-related news and discussions.
A man with a red Mohawk and gold painted finger and toe nails is accused of spraying Family Dollar employees with pepper spray when they tried to stop him from shoplifting, deputies said.
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North Stafford, Va. –– Perhaps he was thirsty, or it was because he never got enough calcium as a child, or maybe he had a thing for dressing like a farm animal.
Whatever the reason Stafford sheriff’s authorities say a man donned a cow costume and not walked, but crawled into a Walmart store...
Florida resident Cameron Pittman failed in his attempt to rob a shop with a PlayStation controller, not least because police officers walked into the convenience store in the middle of the fiasco.
Mr Pittman was arrested by police in St Petersburg and charged with strong-arm robbery and...
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MILLVILLE, N.J. — Police say a man picked up for shoplifting at a southern New Jersey Walmart had an unusual motive: Paying off a bet.
To the book of faces!
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http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/14/woman-accused-of-stashing-fur-coat-in-her-underwear/
Police in Bloomington, Minn., say a shoplifter snatched a $6,500 fur coat -- then hid it between her legs in a pair of barely-there underwear for three days while she was in jail.
As an accomplice...