A man named Speedy Gonzalez, 40, was apprehended for allegedly stealing over $20,000 worth of goods from Walmarts in northern #Georgia. He reportedly used a cheap container to hide expensive items at the self-checkout, scanning only the larger, inexpensive item while concealing the smaller, pricier ones inside, according to the New York Post.
Kevin Holbrook, a Gainesville Police Lt., said “Nicotine, gum, diabetic strips, you know, high-priced items, although smaller in nature… 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.”
Gonzalez’s method let him take more items than he paid for, but officials apprehended him 10 days after a theft in March. He is suspected of over 20 thefts across several Georgia counties. He resides northeast of Atlanta and he was booked into Hall County jail and faces federal charges.
This isn’t Gonzalez’s first rodeo with the law. Back in April 2020, he was caught in Gwinnett County for allegedly stealing checks from a mailbox. He then tried to use those checks to buy $3,000 worth of items at a nearby Home Depot.
#Clique, what are your thoughts?









