Woman Arrested for Failing to Scan All Items at Walmart Self-Checkout
A Michigan woman is being charged after allegedly stealing items from Walmart by not scanning all of her items at the self-checkout.
Police say 34-year-old TeddyJo Marie Fliam was using the self-checkout at an Alpena County Walmart when loss prevention workers noticed she wasn’t scanning every item. Fliam became agitated and denied she was skipping items when confronted by a loss prevention worker and left the store, according to a report from Fox 2.
The incident caused the store to review its surveillance footage, which showed Fliam had stolen more than $1,000 in merchandise by not scanning it from the Walmart since April.
Fliam was arrested at her Alpena home last month and is charged with first-degree retail fraud.
The Alpena County Walmart’s loss prevention team has recently begun to crack down on thefts at the self-checkout, with Michigan State Police recording two similar incidents in which people were arrested after swapping barcodes while checking out items. (Read more from “Woman Arrested for Failing to Scan All Items at Walmart Self-Checkout” HERE)
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