Target shopper arrested after ‘using skip-scan hack to steal at self-checkout’ – but it took a bizarre NSFW turn - TalkLPnews

Target shopper arrested after ‘using skip-scan hack to steal at self-checkout’ – but it took a bizarre NSFW turn

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A MAN was arrested after allegedly stealing several personal care items using a sly self-checkout trick.

Police in Florida arrested the man outside a Target store but were shocked to find what he had hidden in his pants.

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A man allegedly stole a number of items from Target using a sneaky self-checkout trickCredit: Google Maps

David Romero is facing one count of petit theft and four counts of first-degree larceny — David Romero is facing one count of petit theft and four counts of first-degree larcenyCredit: Flager County Sheriff’s Office

According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, David Romero, 46 went to the self-checkout kiosk to pay for only a few items, while squirreling away many others.

The cops responded to a report of larceny on Monday evening around 6.00pm.

They stopped Romero from backing out of the parking lot in his white truck which matched the suspect’s vehicle description.

Officers were informed that the registered owner of the vehicle had a felony warrant for arrest in Putnam County for third-degree grand theft.

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As deputies maneuvered the suspect into the back of their vehicle, a pink vibrator fell out of his pants.

It was later found that the personal item had been stolen from the Target store, the police said.

Surveillance footage provided to the Sheriff’s Office by Target allegedly shows Romero hiding a number of items inside some tan shapewear he got from the store.

These items included the pink vibrator, condoms, sexual enhancement products, lubricant, and a t-shirt.

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The statement from cops added: “Romero is then seen picking up a few items from the grocery section and only paying for the food before walking out with the other items.”

Deputies searched his vehicle once he was in custody and recovered the stolen items, the statement added.

According to the Miami Herald, Romero told deputies that he was planning to use the sex products on his wife to make up for not spending Father’s Day with her.

Romero is facing one count of petit theft and four counts of first-degree larceny for property worth between $100 and $300.

He was further arrested on the Putnam County warrant and has been booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.

Romero is being held on a $3,000 bond.

Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly warned criminals: “If you set foot in Flagler County as a fugitive or to commit a crime, we will find you and arrest you.”

While Romero was being placed in the cop car, a stolen vibrator allegedly fell out of his pants — While Romero was being placed in the cop car, a stolen vibrator allegedly fell out of his pantsCredit: Flager County Sheriff’s Office

Romero is being held on a $3,000 bond — Romero is being held on a $3,000 bondCredit: Flager County Sheriff’s Office

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