MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – April 27 was evidently Murfreesboro’s unofficial “Shoplifting Showcase,” featuring not one, but two acts of retail rebellion—both equally baffling, both starring suspects with a loose grasp on how transactions work in 2025.
Scene One: Walmart’s Discount Training Program – Our first tale begins at the local Walmart on South Rutherford Boulevard, where a man bravely attempted to redefine self-checkout etiquette. Officer Ortiz was dispatched to the scene after Loss Prevention flagged a customer who passed all points of sale with not one, but two packs of alcoholic beverages—a grand total of $23.46 worth of adult fun.
The real gem of this story? When confronted by Officer Ortiz, the man boldly declared, and we quote, “I am not an employee and have not been trained on how to scan items.”…