Detectives in Sarpy County, Omaha are warning local stores of a new shoplifting technique being used by a group of women. The women enter a store, fill up a cart with items, and then walk out. If stopped, they claim that they're giving birth.
KETV reports:
Detectives said that on Dec. 13, three women walked into the Bellevue Wal-Mart, filled a cart with items, then started to leave. Surveillance video shows a store officer stopped them at the door and asked for a receipt. That's when one of the women said she was going into labor, according to Detective Fran Gallo of the Bellevue Police Department. "All three were heavyset. The loss-prevention officer couldn't tell if this person was pregnant or not. She offered to call for a squad for her, but they said no," Gallo said. The women swore at the officer, then left the store with more than $1,000 in items, Gallo said.
Apparently they tried the same thing at a second Wal-Mart, but didn't get away with it there.
It reminds me of that Jane's Addiction video for
"Been Caught Stealing". Though in the video a guy, pretending to be a woman, hides items in a fake belly. The Omaha women brazenly walked out the door with the stolen goods. (Thanks, Joe)
Comments
You'd have to be pretty stupid to let the woman leave with the items. If she's going into labour, then the last thing she'll want is a shopping trolley full of items.
Or make them lift up their shirts.
its been used for years upon years in the UK
oldest one in the book
thanks
nick