Suspected Publix shoplifter with full carts said she’s a deputy

LAKE WORTH CORRIDOR, Fla. (CBS12) — A woman allegedly claimed to be a deputy while attempting to make off with over $1,300 in health and beauty products, groceries, and household items hidden in reusable bags from a Lake Worth Corridor Publix.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) said that on February 3, deputies responded to a Publix located at 7745 Lake Worth Road after receiving a report from the store manager about a shoplifting.

The store manager told deputies that she saw Yazmin Smith taking multiple reusable bags from the store. Instead of filling a shopping cart, she secretly stuffed these bags with a variety of health and beauty products, groceries, and household items…

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