A Poinciana woman was arrested for theft after swapping tags and skip-scanning items at Walmart.
A deputy responded to Walmart, located at 550 U.S. Hwy. 27, Clermont regarding retail theft around 3:40 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. An asset protection associate stated he stopped 67-year-old Myrna Pena after she passed all points of sale without paying full price for $105.16 in merchandise.
The deputy watched a surveillance video of Pena getting multiple things from a friend and watching her skip-scan. Further review revealed the items scanned were swapped with different price tags, as well. Berry juice had a sticker from discounted cat litter, and chicken wings had a sticker from chicken gizzards, the report said.
Pena later advised that she made a mistake and confessed to swapping the tags. She apologized, offering to pay the price difference, the report said…