LAFAYETTE, LA (KPEL) —Louisiana authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in locating an individual seen walking out of Target in Lafayette with nearly $200 worth of Stanley Tumbler Cups.
In the surveillance photos, the man appears to be wearing what could be mistaken for a Target uniform, a red collared shirt, and khakis.
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According to Lafayette Crime Stoppers the theft occurred at the Target location on Ambassador Caffery Parkway in Lafayette. Surveillance footage caught a man filling a small handheld shopping basket with $185.97 worth of Stanley Tumbler Cups.
Authorities say that after he collected the merchandise, he went into the men’s restroom with the basket of Stanley cups.
However, when he exited the bathroom, he wasn’t carrying the red shopping basket anymore; he was now holding a plastic Target shopping bag, which contained the cups that had not been paid for yet.
Once the suspect exited the restroom he passed the final point of sale and left the store without paying…