TWO Giant shoppers have been accused of stealing $135 worth of soda.
Dwan Stahl, 44, and Daniel Roney, 37 are facing felony counts of receiving stolen goods and retail theft, according to court documents.
The pair were arrested after a loss prevention officer at Giant in Danville, Pennsylvania alerted police on March 14, according to Yahoo News.
Police say they were able to identify the individuals through video footage.
The two were allegedly seen in surveillance footage to scan some items, bag them, and then place them in the cart covering other items that had not been scanned, Danville borough police said.
Giant reported three alleged thefts that occurred on March 5, 10, and 12.
The store told the police that several cases of soda were allegedly not scanned and absent from receipts as police allege 15 cases were stolen, according to court documents.
The loss prevention officer handed over a receipt that showed a club card that belonged to Roney, according to court documents.
The two individuals were scheduled to appear in court for their preliminary hearings on Tuesday however they will now be attending court at a later date.
Roney’s preliminary hearing is set for August 1 but Stahl’s hearing has not yet been rescheduled.
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Their alleged self-checkout “soda trick” comes amid reports of self-checkout thefts in stores across the US.
A Walmart shopper in Cortlandville, New York allegedly attempted to steal around $800 worth of goods using a similar trick, the US Sun previously reported.
Adrian Endsley, 46, was accused of filling up a shopping cart with about $836 worth of goods, according to authorities.
Endsley allegedly proceeded to scan just a soda at the checkout, police say.
He was charged with third-degree burglary as he had previously been banned from all Walmart stores, according to law enforcement.
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