WATSON, LA (KPEL) —A Louisiana man is facing felony charges after Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputies say he used a sneakily swapped countless barcodes at Walmart to steal thousands of dollars of merchandise.
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According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, the suspect used the barcode swap scam to steal collectable sports trading cards from a local Walmart in Watson between July 15th and July 25th.
Authorities launched an investigation after the store reported suspicious transactions involving expensive collectible trading cards that were rung up by the suspect at self-checkout at a significantly lower price than their usual price.
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Sheriff Jason Ard says Ryan Meador of Central put UPC barcodes from cheap items such as Great Value pasta, which rings up at $0.98 in the palm of his hand, while bagging a much more expensive item.
He was scanning the cheaper barcodes in place of the sports item. In total, more than $2,300 worth of merchandise was stolen.…