After stealing over $20,000 in goods from Walmart, this shoplifter has finally been caught and arrested. This may seem like your typical robbery case, but just wait until you hear his name. Walmart caught 40-year-old Speedy Gonzalez on security footage getting away with hidden goods in a self-checkout.
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This happened in a Gainesville Walmart in Georgia. Speedy Gonzalez, yes you heard that right, managed to hide goods in a trash can while checking out. He then just scanned the trash can in hopes of getting away with stealing the other hidden items.
Walmart Shoplifer With Hilarious Name Arrested
According to the Daily Mail, this is a tactic similar to what shoplifters call the "banana trick." All this means is that a shoplifter scans bananas, or any cheap item, at self-checkout instead of the expensive item. Security saw the "speedy" stealer stash pricey items like diabetic test strips and nicotine products.
"Nicotine, gum, diabetic strips, you know, high-priced items, although smaller in nature," said Lt. Kevin Holbrook from Gainesville Police, per the New York Post. "He would then pick out an item from the shelf, such as a trash can. In one instance, it was a mailbox. Then take all those items, stick it into the box with the larger item, and then take that, pay for it, and walk out of the store."
The police managed to catch him in the act as they awaited his return 10 days later. Once they noticed him pulling the same tactic, they arrested him. The cops say that Gonzalez stole more than 20 times from stores before they caught him.
They also found more stolen products in his vehicle after a thorough search. This reportedly linked Gonzalez to a myriad of other heists in the state. It included counties like Barrow, Gwinnet, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, and White.
This shoplifter, whose name harkons back to the Looney Tunes character Speedy Gonzales, has a history of crime. In April 2020, police caught this bandit purchasing $3,000 worth of Home Depot goods using stolen checks.
The authorities detained Gonzalez in a jail in Barrow County after they moved him from Hall County Jail. For how long it took them to catch the criminal, he surely fits the name Speedy Gonzalez. Even the internet couldn't believe what they heard.
"speedy gonzalez living up to the name but not in the way his parents hoped," one X user wrote. Another said that Gonzalez "wasn't speedy enough apparently."
