A man who shares his name with an iconic cartoon character was arrested in Georgia.
Speedy Gonzalez , 40, of northeast Atlanta, was charged with stealing over $20,000 worth of merchandise from several Walmart stores, FOX 5 Atlanta reports. Gonzalez allegedly placed expensive items into a cheap container at the self-checkout and only scanned the inexpensive larger item.
“Nicotine, gum, diabetic strips, you know, high-priced items, although smaller in nature,” said Gainesville Police Lt. Kevin Holbrook . “He would then pick out an item from the shelf, such as a trash can. In one instance, it was a mailbox… Then take all those items, stick it into the box with the larger item, and then take that, pay for it, and walk out of the store.”…