Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office
A suspect dubbed the “Beef Bandit” is facing charges after allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars worth of meat by hiding it in his pants.
The Livingston Parish Sheriffs Office in Louisiana said deputies responded at around 10 a.m. on Aug. 20 to a report that a man had left the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Denham Springs without paying for concealed items, then returned to the store to steal more.
“Thankfully, witnesses were alert [and] relaying info to us — including that the male drove off in a black Honda / no license plate / in a WB direction,” Sheriff Jason Ard said in a statement. “We put out a BOLO [Be On The Lookout]. Our partners at the Denham Springs Police Department spotted — [and] stopped — the vehicle on Range at Interstate 12 before the driver could head towards Baton Rouge. In the vehicle, in plain view, we located packs of meat.”…