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Wal Mart Theft: Spy Shoppers
by Destiny
I would steal anything from any store. Most times my friends that I was with, that were standing right next to me didn't even see the swipe. I wouldn't, however, steal from people (as in at their homes, take their purse, etc.) or mom and pop shops. But my habbit got so bad that I would go into a store and come back out and have taken things and not even realize that I had swindled yet another useless item. I had stolen well over 35,000 in merch. Think about that. No exageration there. Christmas for my friends was always awsome.
So one night, about a year ago, my friend and I decided to go to Wal Mart. By now my ego is huge because I could steal anything from anyone and get away with it. Picture this... two teenage girls walk into the store with a peculiar gleam in their eyes, and one carrying a bowling ball bag (mistake #1). We head straight for the electronics (mistake #2).
It's quite humorous to think back on it all now, how obvious we were. We had a shopping cart full of electronics, and we didnt look like we would ever have that kind of money. Oh well.
We took a bunch of things out of the cart and found a blind spot (no cameras) and put the best stuff in the bowling bag. We still had to take all the detector things off. I took the bad and headed to the bathroom, but on my way I stopped and asked the clerk if they had rosin for my bowling ball *motioned to bag*. He said they didn't so I bought a pack of skittles and went on my merry way to the bathroom, where my friend had been waiting.
We hastilly removed all security devices (they are really easy to spot once you know what you're looking for). We packed it all up once again with all the packaging in the garbage can. My friend went to go wait outside for me while I got everything all together. I stepped outside the bathroom and that all too familiar feeling of terror washed over me as I began to step through the security doors. No alarm. I'd managed to steal a ton of electronic devices without being detected! SCORE!!!
The world couldn't be better when suddenly I look over and my friend was sitting with some lady, looking at me. I knew I was screwed. The big security guy grabbed my arm and they escorted us inside.
Once the merch had been counted up, we had a grand total of 630 something dollars. Fellony class. So the police were called and nobody was allowed to inform parents, although one of the parents happened to be at the store at the time, found out, and told everyone else. Joy. The evil security lady told us she had been watching us, that's how she knew what we had done. That was acceptable, that's just a risk you take. But then she went to fill out police paperwork and said that we had placed things in our bag in the auto parts section, where we had NEVER been. The whole thing was bogus but it's kindof hard to dispute a bag full of stolen goods.
So long story short, we spent the night in jouvenile hall, in the waiting room, watching Johnny Bravo, eating chocolate chip cookies and drinking Sunny D that they had given us. (Scary, isn't it?) And all the kids in the room compared stories about what the had done and how they got caught. I had to hire a lawyer (who's $1300 bill I'm still paying off) to get me my deferred dispo that takes it all off my record. I had 20 hours community service and probation for 4 months. Plus the fine from Wal Mart for close to $1000.
So if you shoplift, more power to you, but just don't get caught. Look for spots with no cameras, and keep an eye out for people who seem to be watching you. Good luck, and never let them scare you with their "you're going to jail for a year!" talk. It's all bs.