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WACKY AND WEIRD AT THE BIG BLUE “W” Stories taken from newspapers across the country about the wacky and weird things that happen at Walmart
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Walmart employee arrested in Thanksgiving day bomb scare by Maria Polletta - Dec. 3, 2011 07:23 PM
The Arizona Republic Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputies on Saturday arrested a Walmart employee in connection with a Thanksgiving day bomb scare that closed a Cave Creek Walmart for seven hours. Joseph Granillo, 39, was arrested early Saturday morning. Granillo faces felony charges of knowingly giving a false impression and misconduct of a simulated explosive, according to a Sheriff's Office statement. The Walmart Supercenter at 34399 N. Cave Creek Road closed shortly after 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving after an assistant manager found a suspicious device in an employee refrigerator. About 20 customers and 20 employees were evacuated. The store reopened at about 11 p.m. after the Sheriff's Office conducted a sweep of the building and declared it safe. MCSO turned the device over to a bomb squad.
Teacher Caught Masterbating in a Wal-mart Toy Section Florida– A substitute teacher was allegedly found masturbating to a Sport’s Illustrated Swimsuit Magazine in the toy section of a Wal-mart last Tuesday evening.
Twenty-eight year-old, William Tyler Black, was arrested and charged with one count of indecent exposure and one count of battery. Authorities say Black swiped the swimsuit issue from a shelf and then took it to the toy section of a local Wal-mart and masturbated before leaving the magazine in a toy display. 1
Wacky and Weird at the Big Blue “W” Witnesses said he then continued shopping, but store security called the police. Reportedly, the man told police officers that he had seen several “hot girls” in the store which caused him to want to masturbate. Reports indicate that after the man ejaculated, he wiped his semen in the toy isle. The charges against him include, indecent exposure and battery because he left his bodily fluids where a child could have touched them and been harmed by a potential disease. Black is reportedly a substitute teacher at a school in Lakewood Ranch Florida and was terminated on Wednesday. It sure makes you want to use gloves wherever you go doesn’t it? How vile can human beings get? Sources: Heraldtribune.com
Chasing the American dream in a Walmart parking lot These six men have traveled from far and wide to cash in on the oil boom in Williston, North Dakota. But due to the severe housing crunch in the area, the only place they have to call home right now is the Walmart parking lot.
Matt Home state: Minnesota I used to work for a trucking company in Minnesota that had been around for 96 years, but it shut down in 2009. I couldn't find a job, so I ended up declaring bankruptcy and going through foreclosure. Then I finally found a job at Walmart, where I made $7.50 an hour. But even that wasn't enough to live on, especially since I have to pay $759 a month in child support.
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Wacky and Weird at the Big Blue “W” So when I found out Walmart really needed people to work in the Williston location, and that they would pay me more per hour to move there, I put my name in right away. I moved here in July, and I now make $16.80 an hour and get lots of overtime -- at $25.39. I usually get $2,400 every two-week pay period, and I get health benefits. It's surrealistic here. Just crazy. Every day it gets crazier. You sometimes just don't believe the things you see. The other day I was texting on my cell phone in the Walmart doorway and some kid took off stealing stuff from inside and ran right smack into me. I went flying into the air like a tackling dummy. The town has started cracking down on people like us living in the Walmart parking lot. But since it's a 24-hour location, we just keep buying little things from the store and keep the receipts in case someone tries to make us move.
Three sex offenders list Montana Walmart parking lots as place of residence Posted on November 27, 2011 By Phil Drake HELENA – For many shoppers Walmart is a mecca for good deals, variety and convenience. For less than a handful of Montana’s 5,000 sexual or violent offenders, its parking lot is a place they call “home.” A review by Montana Watchdog of the state’s Sexual and Violent Offender Registry (SVOR) found three sexual offenders claim one of Montana’s 13 Walmart parking lots – Bozeman, Helena and Missoula — as their place of residence. The news came as a surprise to Walmart officials. Walmart allows overnight camping for free at some of its locations, with recreational vehicles usually tucked away in underused portions of the parking lot. Many testimonials heralding the company’s generosity are posted online, with travelers stating they shopped at the store during their stay. Walmart officials say their parking lot is not a place of permanent residence and said they would soon reinforce that fact with the state. “We are going to reach out to law enforcement to ensure these individuals will not list our property as their residence again,” company spokeswoman Dianna Gee said. She thanked Montana Watchdog for bringing it to her attention and said the company was unaware Walmart was being listed as a person’s address. “We had no way to know.” Gee said store managers grant overnight parking based on factors such as available space on the parking lot and local laws. “Permission is never granted for an extended period for time,” she said, adding the company 3
Wacky and Weird at the Big Blue “W” monitors its parking lots. Recently, Legislative Auditor Tori Hunthausen received a letter from Mike Batista, administrator with theAttorney General’s Division of Criminal Investigations, saying resources within the Department of Justice – which oversees the SVOR – were being reallocated to help local agencies locate and prosecute sexual and violent offenders who have not verified their addresses.
Bradlee Dean lied to Walmart about his church, is now banned from parking lot By Nick Pinto Wed., May 25 2011 at 8:00 AM
Bradlee Dean, kicked out of Walmart. It's been a rough week for Bradlee Dean. On Friday the gay-baiting minister was universally denounced by just about every state lawmaker who could get near a microphone. Now it turns out that not only is Dean permanently unwelcome in the state legislature -- he's also banned from the Walmart parking lot. Dean's You Can Run But You Can't Hide youth ministry was sighted yesterday hosting a fund-raising booth outside the Hutchinson Walmart. We checked in with Walmart headquarters to ask if they knew they were playing host to a guy who says gay folks should be thrown in jail and has praised religious extremists who execute suspected homosexuals. Walmart spokeswoman Ashley Hardie said Walmart didn't know -- because the ministry lied to them. "They registered their request to solicit outside the store using a false name," Hardie said. "As soon as we learned the group's true identity, they were asked to leave."
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Sally Jo Sorensen Banned from the big box. And just as Kurt Zellers promised "That type of person will never, ever be allowed on this House floor again," Hardie said the ministry's hateful message has earned them a permanent ban from operating on Walmart property. "Due to their actions towards our customers, we will no longer allow them to solicit outside our stores," Hardie said. Will the Walmart ban be a setback for Dean? In his ministry's tax filings, Dean claims that his "street teams" raised $446,126 last year, working six days a week. Some have wondered whether operations like the one in Hutchinson yesterday can possibly be pulling in $1,400 a day. Either way, they won't be doing it at Walmart anymore. There is one place Dean is still welcome, though: the State Fair.
Arrest At Wal-Mart After Racial Announcement In New Jersey BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI 03/20/10 10:33 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A 16-year-old boy who police said made an announcement at Walmart ordering all black people in a southern New Jersey store to leave was charged with harassment and bias intimidation, authorities said Saturday. The boy, whose name is not being released because he is a juvenile, grabbed one of the courtesy phones at Walmart's Washington Township store Sunday evening and calmly announced: "Attention, Walmart customers: All black people, leave the store now," police said. The teen was arrested Friday and released to the custody of his parents; police did not know whether he had a lawyer. "This was an extremely disturbing event on many levels," Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton said at a news conference. "Any statements like these that can cause harm or grave concern must be addressed as quickly we possibly can."
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Wacky and Weird at the Big Blue “W� Dalton said the case would be handled in juvenile court in neighboring Atlantic County, where the boy lives. He would not say whether the boy has a criminal record, citing the teen's age, and would not disclose the teen's race, saying that did not factor into the investigation. The 16-year-old has been charged with harassment and bias intimidation. Authorities would not say whether the announcement was planned or made impulsively. Police said they were also investigating a teenage boy who accompanied the suspect to the store, but the other boy has not been charged. Officials for Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said the announcement was "unacceptable," and Dalton praised the company for its strong cooperation in the investigation. "We're pleased this matter is resolved," Walmart spokesman David Tovar said in a statement issued after the news conference. "We have updated our intercom system at this store to prevent this from happening again. We again apologize to all of our customers and associates who had to listen to something so offensive." Although a manager quickly went on the intercom system and apologized for the remark, many customers expressed their anger to store management. Some community members said Saturday that they've heard reports of similar incidents happening at the store in recent months that were not reported to police. "We are concerned about that, and we're looking into these incidents. We want to work with the community to make sure these types of incidents don't happen," said Loretta Winters, president of the Gloucester County chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Winters said she hopes the boy will get counseling and be educated about sensitivity so he can understand the consequences of his actions. "I'm assuming this person didn't realize how hurtful his comments were," she said. The incident was the latest in a series of problems the retailer has had in its dealings with minorities and women. There have been several past instances of black customers claiming they were treated unfairly at Walmart stores, and the company faced lawsuits alleging that women were passed over in favor of men for pay raises and promotions. In February 2009, the retailer paid $17.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in its hiring of truck drivers. And the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the company in May 2009, claiming some Hispanic employees at a Sam's Club subsidiary in California were subjected to a hostile work environment. That suit alleges managers failed to stop repeated verbal harassment, including the use of derogatory words, against employees of Mexican descent. However, the NAACP has said the company has worked hard in recent years to show it cares about diversity.
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Walmart theft suspect bolts, leaves her kids inside store MIAMI HERALD STAFF REPORT
A mom suspected of stealing electronics from a North Florida Walmart got so flummoxed about being caught that she started dumping items from her bag and bolted for freedom while her two kids were still in the store. The theft in progress was reported while the woman and an accomplice were still in the store, according to a report in the Northwest Florida Daily News. Santa Rosa County deputies say Sacrena LaCreasha Graham and Lavance Tyreginal Dubose acted as lookouts for each other using cellphones to communicate across the store earlier this week. When Dubose exited, deputies moved in and started questioning him. Graham, meanwhile, sensed an impending bust and started freaking out — dumping items out of the bag and leaving the store, according to the report. The couple were charged with retail grand theft and booked on $7,500 bond. There was no information on the status of the children left behind.
Report: Sex offender commits lewd act on himself while watching Walmart customers Barbara Hijek FloriDUH 7:28 a.m. EST, December 2, 2011
Attention Walmart Shoppers! Cleanup on aisle 5 — in the parking lot. Gary Warren Scarfo, a 61-year-old registered sex offender, was up and at it again.
The Stuart man is accused of borrowing his neighbor's car and driving to a Walmart Supercenter where he allegedly masturbated outside the vehicle while appearing to be checking out the customers, according to witnesses, reports TCPalm.com in Stuart.
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Man Sentenced For Trying To Sell Baby Outside Walmart December 1, 2011 1:41 PMSALINAS (AP) — A
Monterey County man convicted of trying to sell his baby outside a Walmart is heading to prison for six years. Patrick Fousek and Samantha Tomasini were arrested in June 2010 after witnesses reported that they were offering their 8-month-old daughter for $25. During the trial, Fousek’s lawyer argued that the incident was a misunderstanding and that his client was never serious about selling the baby. Prosecutors said the couple were regular methamphetamine users and appeared high when they were arrested. Fousek was convicted in October of child endangerment and possessing drug paraphernalia. The judge gave him the maximum sentence of six years Wednesday. Tomasini previously pleaded no contest to child endangerment and was sentenced to four years’ probation and placement in a drug treatment program. The child has since been adopted.
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Teens nabbed after deer urine released in Ala. Walmart By The Associated Press FORT PAYNE, Ala. -- Two teenagers face charges after police say they released deer urine scent in a Walmart in northeastern Alabama, damaging clothes worth more than $11,000. The retailing chain sells heavily scented products referred to as "deer bombs'' for use by hunters, and Fort Payne police said Wednesday that security cameras captured images of two people picking up a pair of the bombs on Nov. 22. Authorities say two 18-year-olds then went to a clothing area, where the bombs were set off in the pockets of clothing.
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Wacky and Weird at the Big Blue “W” Police say Clint Taylor Bailey of Fort Payne and Christopher Lamar Weathers of Dawson are charged with felony criminal mischief and misdemeanor theft. Each is free on $13,000 bonds. Documents haven't been filed showing whether either teenager has a defense lawyer.
Rome man arrested in women’s bathroom at Calhoun Walmart by Calhoun Times
Norwood Smith Burnes A Rome man was released on bond after being arrested for allegedly taking his clothes off in front of children in the women’s restroom of Walmart in Calhoun. Norwood Smith Burnes, 51, of 2 Leland Ave., Rome was charged with public indecency, disorderly conduct, and criminal trespass on Sunday and released later that day. According to the police report filed by the Calhoun Police Department: According to witnesses, Burnes was found in “stages of undress while on the stone floor and would do this in the presence of several young children.” Police officers arrived to find Burnes wearing a dark woman’s suit including a short skirt and jacket, black leather coat, black high heals, red nail polish, green eye shadow and women’s jewelry. According to the witness, Burnes had been in the women’s section of the store with his skirt “kicked up showing his white girdle and dark thong underwear.” The witness also said that when Burnes entered the women’s bathroom, he ordered other women out as they entered. He was arrested at 7:30 Sunday morning. Notes on the police report indicate that Burnes “has long criminal history of indecent exposure and is currently on probation for public indecency.”
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Mary Bach, Consumer Activist, Wins Lawsuit Against Walmart -- Over 2 Cents
First Posted: 10/ 2/11 11:36 AM ET Updated: 10/ 2/11 11:36 AM ET For Mary Bach, 2 cents isn't chump change. The Pennsylvania woman took Walmart to court over a two-penny discrepancy on her receipt -and won. Bach was shopping at a Walmart in Delmont when she picked up a package of Banquet "Brown 'N Serve" sausage, listed at 98 cents, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. When the cashier rang up the the breakfast meat, the item scanned at $1. Bach says she pointed out the cashier's error and accepted a refund. But when she returned several days later and was overcharged again, Bach decided that a refund wouldn't cut it. She filed a civil suit against the retail giant -- a practice the consumer activist has made a habit. "This is the fifth lawsuit that I have now won against this store, this Delmont Walmart for the same problem: practice of putting up a shelf tag that was lower than the price charged at the cash register," Bach told WPXI.
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Cops: Man Stocked Walmart Shelves With Photos of Himself in Drag Mar 10, 2011 – 7:41 AM
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You can find almost anything on the shelves at Walmart -- sometimes even obscene photographs of a 44year-old man in drag. Police in Fremont, Ohio, say Rodney Kunkel stocked the shelves at Walmart with graphic photographs showing himself in black nylons, heels and pink lingerie with his genitals exposed. Kunkel allegedly placed the photos on shelves in the cosmetic department and on cars in the store's parking lot on Feb. 28, The News-Messenger reports. Here's proof that the customer isn't always right. Police in Ohio say a Walmart shopper stocked the shelves of a Fremont store with obscene photographs of himself in women's lingerie. Rodney Kunkel, 44, has been charged with two counts of pandering obscenity for allegedly leaving the photos in the store and on cars in the shop's parking lot.
On March 3, authorities say the suspect returned to the scene of the crime -- the same store where he'd had the photos developed. Store employees managed to identify him as the culprit and contacted police. Officers – who recovered more than a dozen photographs allegedly depicting the suspect in women's undies -- pulled over Kunkel as he drove away from the store. Kunkel reportedly admitted he had placed the photos inside the store and in the parking lot, according to TV station WLWT. The suspect is on probation for a nonsupport violation and reportedly has seven previous public indecency charges. He has been charged with two felony counts of pandering obscenity.
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Walmart Shoplifters Remember To Take Loot But Forget Their 2 Kids Written by Stang On October - 14 - 2011
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Kaufman and Grobmeier are each charged with theft, criminal trespassing, endangering the welfare of a minor and tampering with physical evidence. Court records do not indicate if they have attorneys. WLKY-TV in Louisville first reported the arrests.
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Man wearing blanket arrested in Wal-Mart robbery 9:55 AM, Nov. 10, 2011 |
A man wearing socks on his hands and draped in a blanket robbed a Wal-Mart pharmacy on the Southeastside last night, police said. Ty Stroub, 27, Indianapolis, was preliminarily charged with robbery, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. Stroub allegedly approached the pharmacy counter at the Wal-Mart at 3805 S. Keystone Ave. at 6:10 p.m. and demanded the painkiller, Fentanyl. The clerk told police the bandit was wrapped in a brown blanket with socks on his hands.The clerk gave the robber the drugs and he left the store. Police found the blanket outside, then talked to a pizza delivery driver who said he gave Stroub a lift to a nearby hotel.Police went to the hotel, America's Best Value Inn, 3401 S. Keystone Ave., and asked to look at security tape. They saw the pizza car pull up to the entrance and a man matching the description of the pharmacy robber enter
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Was Walmart Right to Kick Woman Out for Wearing a String Bikini?
by SodaHead NewsPostedJuly 29, 2011 Maybe you've considered going to the store in something less-than-prudent on an exceptionally hot day -perhaps a too-short skirt or an especially revealing top. Just don't go to Walmart if you plan on finishing your spree in the outfit. Sandy McMillan had to learn the hard way. The Oregon resident decided to go to her local Walmart in a string bikini top on Sunday because of the 90 degree weather, and ended up with her face (and her impressive bikini bod) all over the news. But she didn't get pegged for dress code violation. She says an employee told her to put a shirt on because she was violating "health codes." McMillan's sister, Karla Vogt, told KVAL News, "I was horrified. I am embarrassed. We just walked in, straight over to the clothing. It's wrong. If you don't like the way someone looks, don't look at them." McMillan added, "I hadn't done anything obnoxious or outlandish." KVAL reached out to Walmart to get their official stance on the issue. A spokesperson for the company claims McMillan was actually approached by an employee because she was verbally abusing customers, and that she was not even asked to leave. Despite their claim, they still apologized. "We can understand her frustration," the spokesperson said. "It was not our intent to offend the customer, and we have apologized to her. We have also reinforced with our associates our expectations of how to handle these matters."
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Sex at a Wal-Mart's Parking Lot North Carolina Couple Face Charge of Crime Against Nature An 83-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman are accused of having sex in a Buick parked outside of a North Carolina Wal-Mart.
William Walter Stephens and Asia Marie Howard 2009 Mug Shot Photo William Walter Stephens and Asia Marie Howard face the charge of "crime against nature."
Travis Keen Arrested: Man With Exposed Erection Outside Walmart Says The Store Gets Him 'Aroused' First Posted: 08/11/11 01:57 PM ET Updated: 08/11/11 01:57 PM ET
When Travis Keen was arrested outside a Louisiana Walmart for allegedly exposing himself, the 28-year-old told authorities he did it because the retail chain gets him aroused. Who wouldn't get excited by such low prices?
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Wacky and Weird at the Big Blue “W” A man caught with an exposed erection outside a Louisiana Walmart explained to police that he "gets aroused" by the chain of warehouse-style retail stores, according to a Ouachita Parish police report. Travis Keen of Monroe, La., was cruising through the parking lot in his Ford Taurus when a witness noticed that the 28-year-old "took it out." Apparently, Keen would pull up next to female shoppers to show them just how fond of Walmart he really is. According to the officer's report: I asked Keen what he was doing in the parking lot Keen stated he was trying to see if he fixed his power steering in his car. I advised Keen about what I was told by the witness. Keen then stated he did have his penis out because of past experiences he had at Wal-Mart. Keen stated when he comes to Wal-Mart he gets aroused. Keen has no prior criminal history. Police charged the suspect with obscenity and held him at the Ouachita Parish jail on $5,000 bail.
Suspect in Walmart shoplifting says he lost bet Reportedly given two ways to pay off bet: run naked through street or steal from store
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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. Fifty-eight-year-old Irwin Krakow of Millville was arrested Saturday and charged with shoplifting from a nearby store.The alleged crime and motive were first reported by The Daily Journal of Vineland.Police say the suspect them he lost a wager that came with two ways to repay: stealing $50 worth of stuff from the Walmart or running naked through the street. Krakow reportedly regretted choosing shoplifting, lamenting that the fine would be less for the nudity.He's charged with stealing a USB card, two spoons, a nutcracker, decorative tree, and T-shirts. The items were worth about $43 16
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Jesus Appears On Walmart Receipt Ami Angelowicz July 18, 2011
If you know God, would you realize it if you saw him … staring back at you from your Walmart receipt.? South Carolina couple, Jacob Simmons and Gentry Lee Sutherland, believe so. When they returned from church on Sunday morning, the face of the Lord mysteriously materialized on a Walmart receipt, which had been sitting on the floor for a few days. Did this couple experience a religious miracle or is their floor due for a good mopping? You be the judge.
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Man Wearing Cow Costume Steals Milk From Walmart By: Laura Peterson | April 29, 2011
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From our “Idiots in the News” segment this morning…my favorite. A Virginia man was arrested after allegedly stealing 26 gallons of milk from a Walmart while wearing a cow suit and crawling on all fours. Sounds hilarious, right? Unfortunately, a spokesman for the Stafford County Sheriff felt otherwise. “This is probably one of the most unique efforts of shoplifting I’ve seen. It might’ve been a prank that went wrong, but it isn’t as funny when [the suspect] breaks the law,” he said. The bovine bandit eluded store security and was seen outside the store pouring milk to passersby. The milky rampage ended when the 18-year-old was picked up at a local McDonald’s. Officials found the cow outfit in the suspect’s car. Moral of the story: Never trust a man in a cow suit to look after your milk.
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Florida Woman Gets Fingertip Bitten Off in Walmart Brawl By: Tony Hart | March 27, 2011
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Clodia Coicour, a 43-year-old Florida Walmart employee, was arrested for aggressive battery on Monday after she allegedly attacked a woman she suspected of having an affair with her husband. She’s been officially charged with “battery with great bodily harm causing permanent disfigurement.” The 7AM love triangle brawl turned bloody in the parking lot when Coicour bit the tip of the victim’s finger off. The victim was also an East Naples Walmart employee. Coicur told deputies that she attacked the victim after hearing a rumor about her sleeping with her husband. Both the husband and the victim denied the affair when questioned by police.
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Weird but true Cops busted two suspected shoplifters at an Orlando, Fla., Walmart after one of them used a baby’s car seat — with the infant still strapped in — to take a swing at an arresting deputy. Jodie Willis, 25, and Megan Kelley, 21, were both arrested and charged with robbery and child neglect. It was Kelley’s baby whom Willis allegedly used as a weapon.
Teen bystander suffers broken teeth after nail salon argument turns violent SNELLVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A teenage girl’s teeth were shattered when a large porcelain bowl struck her in the face during a brawl inside a suburban Atlanta nail salon that may have been touched off by a dispute over pricing. Gail Dudley tells WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/v1qz18) that her 17-year-old daughter Ashley Corbett was waiting to have her nails done when others began fighting in the Regal Nails inside a Walmart store in Snellville on Monday night. Someone threw a bowl used by customers to soak their nails, and it shattered as it struck the girl in her face. Excerpted from: Teen hurt during Georgia nail salon fracas “So something in my mind told me to take my cellphone out and start videotaping,” said Karetha, a woman who witnessed the attack. Finally, one of the children of the woman clashed with a child of another customer. “And from there it was off the chain,” said Karetha. “Bowls was flying, glass was flying, hair was flying, braids was flying, weave was flying, everything was flying.”
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Walmart shoplifter failed to get away in motorized cart, deputies say LUTZ — While shoplifting from Walmart, a woman decided she also needed a ride — so she took the store decals off a motorized shopping cart for disabled shoppers and drove away, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said. Rachel Faria didn’t get far. A deputy spotted Faria and a 13-year-old accomplice in a second motorized cart about 12:20 a.m. Thursday, riding across a dim patch of U.S. 41 less than a quarter of a mile from the store. While Faria, 35, and the teen were questioned, two Walmart employees approached and said they were searching for the stolen carts, worth $2,100 each, a Sheriff’s Office report states. Faria “admitted to stealing the cart she was riding and telling the juvenile to take the second,” the report states. She said she stole the scooter from the Walmart at 1575 U.S. 41, “so she did not have to walk back to her bike that was parked at 7-Eleven.”
Mom charged after daughter run over at Walmart A heated argument between a mother and her 19-year-old daughter in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Ohio ended with the younger woman being run over by a car, police say. Emily Touma, 19, and her mother Michelle, 41, were arguing in an SUV last week when, according to surveillance footage, the girl got out of the car and smacked the vehicle on the hood. That's when the mom appeared to accelerate forward and hit the teen with the side of the SUV, knocking her down and running over her foot. Police told Toledo ABC TV station the mother was trying to drive close enough to her daughter to hit her in the face with her hand, but got too close. The daughter was treated at hospital and released. The mother has been charged with aggravated vehicular assault and domestic violence.
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Grandma with Wal-Mart's fried chicken, western shirts not prosecuted; OJ guzzling granddaughter not so lucky By Will Greenlee on June 4, 2010 7:22 AM
A granddaughter was jailed after a reported fried chicken and orange juice heist at Wal-Mart, though store officials didn't want to press charges against her 74-year-old grandma found with three "western shirts" because of her age, a recently released Fort Pierce police report states.
The May 28 caper apparently began unraveling when a loss prevention official at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in the 5100 block of Okeechobee Road got called about "a customer eating deli food by the back dairy section," the report states. Using a closed circuit television system, the loss prevention official told police she located a woman identified as Lynn M. Burghart, 29, with a bottle of orange juice, a bag of fried chicken and a container of "mac & cheese," an apparent reference to the popular side dish macaroni and cheese. Burghart reportedly downed the OJ and trashed the container before grabbing another bottle and starting to imbibe that. "The suspect walked over to women's clothing and met with her grandmother," the report states. Burghart reportedly gave the bag of fried chicken, which had an estimated value of $5.85, to her 74-year-old grandmother, who "concealed the bag of chicken on the side of her wheelchair." Burghart allegedly secreted the orange juice in the rear of her grandmother's wheelchair and pushed the chair toward a front door. The loss prevention official stopped them as they exited through the grocery doors. "Both subjects stated they stole the merchandise," the report states. "(The grandmother) also stated she had stole three shirts." The western shirts were recovered. Wal-Mart didn't want to prosecute the grandmother because of her age, the report states. Burghart, of Fort Pierce, was arrested on a retail theft charge.
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Md. Man Glued to Walmart Toilet Incident took place on eve of April Fool's Wednesday, Apr 6, 2011 | Updated 2:19 PM EST
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A man became stuck to a department store toilet seat Thursday evening after someone spread glue on it, Elkton, Md., police said. The Cecil Whig reported: Officials wouldn't say how long the 48-year-old Cecil County man was stuck inside a men's bathroom at the Walmart in the 1000 block of East Pulaski Highway, before he was able to summon help. Emergency workers removed the seat from the toilet and took the man out with seat still attached to him. The seat was removed at the emergency room at Union Hospital. The incident is a second-degree assault case that may have been a random prank the night before April Fool's Day, police said.
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Alleged condom thief shocked with Taser in midnight foot pursuit at Wal-Mart By Will Greenlee on May 27, 2010 9:25 AM
A purported prophylactic pilferer lead police on a roughly 60 yard foot pursuit during a Wednesday morning condom caper at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in St. Lucie West, according to a recently released report.
But Krystal Bernette Deveaux, 22, ultimately was collared by Officer Lee Rehm during the 12:20 a.m. Wednesday incident, the report states. "Due to the female's large stature, fast speed, and active resistance to my numerous attempts to stop her, along with the fact that I did not have back-up for the theft arrest, I determined that I would utilize my Taser to stop the actively resistant suspect," Rehm wrote of efforts to apprehend the 300-pound woman. Rehm warned he would "Taze," or shock, the woman, later identified as Deveaux, but still got no compliance. "Considering the safety of the suspect, the vehicles and patrons traveling in the parking lot, as well as my own safety in the event the large suspect would escalate to fighting, I determined that Taser utilization would be the safest and most effective manner to stop the suspect safely," the report states. Rehm shocked Deveaux after a roughly 60 yard foot pursuit. A 26-year-old Wal-Mart loss prevention officer said he saw Deveaux remove things from their packaging in the cosmetic and sock aisles and put them in her purse. She allegedly paid for three things, but keep other items in her purse. The alleged stolen loot included two boxes of Trojan condoms and several tank tops and shirts. Deveaux, of the 5800 block of Northwest Zenith Street in Port St. Lucie, was arrested on retail theft and resist officer without violence charges.
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Accused bathroom eater jailed in Vero Beach Walmart flap By Will Greenlee on August 10, 2011 7:56 AM
While rest rooms traditionally are known as places to relieve oneself or freshen up, a 22-year-old man may have pioneered an alternate lavatory use, according to a recently released arrest affidavit.
A loss prevention officer at a Walmart Supercenter in Vero Beach stated Aug. 7 that Taylor Allen Dresia was "eating food" on the bathroom floor. Dresia's apparent picnic in the potty blocked the commode for patrons, and a store manager asked him to leave. "After a few minutes Dresia left and then returned in another entrance yelling that an employee stole something from his backpack while he was in the bathroom," the affidavit states. Dresia, who ultimately was arrested by an Indian River County Sheriff's deputy, was described as argumentative. He also was accused of yelling during the incident at the store in the 5500 block of 20th Street. The affidavit didn't state whether Dresia was in the mens or ladies rooms, nor was it clear what he was eating. The incident happened at 4 p.m., a time often associated in Britain with sipping tea and nibbling sandwiches and cake. A deputy told Dresia to leave immediately. Dresia said he wasn't leaving and that he wanted to write something down. "I then advised Dresia not to play games and exit the store now," the affidavit states. "Dresia again refused." Deputies got Dresia, listed as homeless, out, arresting him on misdemeanor charges of trespassing after warning and resisting an officer without violence.
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NASCAR driver chases Walmart shoplifter March 3, 2011 , by Matt Bubbers
A 69-year-old NASCAR driver chased down a shoplifting suspect in a Walmart parking lot in Las Vegas yesterday. Morgan Shepherd raced in 44 NASCAR seasons and continues racing to this day. He was just being a good samaritan when he saw suspects fleeing. "I caught one of them just as they were getting ready to hop a little wall at the end of the parking lot. I yanked him down and got on top of him," Shepherd told UPI. A cop then tossed him a pair of handcuffs and asked him to detain the suspect while they went after the two other shoplifters. Local police said the three suspects were arrested and charged.
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Man High On Bath Salts Tasered After Attacking Baby In Walmart July 22, 2011 by Knoxxxious
Galveston, TX –
20 year-old Austin Jones was arrested Monday after a violent outburst directed at a baby. Tasers, bath salts, Walmart… these are a few of our favorite things. The 11 month-old, sitting in a shopping cart pushed by her 24 year-old mother, was just minding her own damn baby business (you know… sucking thumbs, making unintelligible mouth-noises and plotting an inconvenient time to crap in her diaper) when Jones walked through the entrance behind them. Detective Michelle Sollenberger of the Galveston Police said, “As he approached, he was yelling and screaming at them about the baby. He grabbed the bed of her shopping cart the child was sitting in and started pulling and shaking the shopping cart. The mother kept it from completely flipping over on the child. The little girl had red marks on her legs from the shaking.” As it happened, two retired police officers where nearby. After calling dispatch, they tried to detain him themselves, but he resisted (and continued to do so) as officers arrived. Police used a Taser on the man and eventually had to give him a whack to the leg with a baton before they were able to cuff him. A trip to the hospital determined Jones was intoxicated on bath salts. After he was cleared, he did not pass ‘go’ and instead went directly to jail, where his bail is set at $13,000. The baby is currently being enthralled with shiny objects and drooling on everything.
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Woman: Wal-Mart Pants Came With Cocaine Fort Pierce gal claims pants were full of powder By Brian Hamacher | Monday, Mar 22, 2010 | Updated 11:30 AM EST
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The street value of Wal-Mart pants just went up in St. Lucie County. Not really, but Amy Lynn Hughes' excuse as to why cops found cocaine in her trousers is priceless. Cops found the coke on the 24-year-old Huges last Thursday after she and a companion were pulled over in the 3900 block of U.S. 1, according to WPTV. Hughes, from Fort Pierce claimed she was just as surprised as the cops that there was cocaine in her pants, saying she had just bought them and the powder "must have been in them when she bought them," a police report said. Her story had apparently changed from earlier when she said they weren't even her pants. "I don't know how that got there, these are not my pants, I borrowed them from someone," she reportedly said. Officers didn't buy her Wal-Mart story, and arrested Hughes on felony cocaine possession charges.
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Woman Goes Into Labor Whilst Stealing From Wal-Mart
Don't you just hate it when you're right in the middle of a larceny and all of the sudden you go into labor? What gives, amirite? Katurah Petty and Shaneel Petty were caught trying to steal $271 worth of computer software from an Ohio Wal-Mart, and, as it turns out, being arrested is a great way to induce labor. Police ended up having to take Katurah, who was heavily pregnant during the caper, to the hospital rather than the station. She and Shaneel have been charged with theft and forgery, because they were trying to use computer-generated serial numbers printed on adhesive labels to pay less for the merchandise. Since it probably can't use computer software yet (and, on the contrary, seems to have been trying to get the heck out of dodge), we're pretty sure the baby will not be considered an accomplice.
Woman urinates on clothes in Walmart > Posted by Barbara Hijek on April 23, 2010 07:21 AM
Police are looking for a woman suspected of urinating on clothes at a Walmart store in Cape Coral.
Employees witnessed a woman take $163 in clothes off the racks and go into a fitting room, reports the Fort Myers News Press. The employees told police that the woman then urinated on the clothes and left the store. The have a suspect in the case. At least she left some DNA.
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Woman tries to pay Wal-Mart with fake million dollar bill A woman from Georgia, USA was arrested for trying to pay an amount of $1,671.55 with a fake million dollar note at Wal-Mart. The staff at the Wal-Mart in Covington called the police when Alice Regina Pike was trying to buy $1,671.55 worth of merchandise with a one-million dollar bill.
When the police arrived they arrested Pike for allegedly trying to use the fake million dollar bill. After searching her purse the police found two more fake million dollar notes. Evidently Pike didn't know the U.S. Treasury does not make $1-million bills. The toy ones she had, can be bought as gifts in some souvenir shops. Stacey Cotton, the police chief of Covington said: "the bill looks real, but offcourse there's nothing real about this." The fake bill featured a picture of the Statue of Liberty. After Pike was charged with forgery she said her husband had given her the bills as a gift and that she thought they were real.
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