Man Disguised As Walmart Worker Walks Out Of Palmdale Store With 4 TVs

CBS) ^ | January 6, 2012 2:21 PM | John Brooks

[BenLurkin]

Investigators on Friday sought help from the public in identifying a man who allegedly dressed up as a Walmart employee to steal four flat screen TVs from a Palmdale store.

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the suspect posed as a Walmart greeter — complete with the familiar vest and name tag — before he made off with the merchandise on Dec. 31.

“He walked in the back, loaded up four TVs into a shopping cart with the appearance of he may have been helping a customer and walked out of the store,” said Palmdale Sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Moore.

The store was so full of customers that night that other employees were not aware of an impostor in their store, Moore said.

The suspect on the surveillance tape appears to be between a black male between 40 to 50 years old, bald and about 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 250 pounds.

He was reportedly seen driving away in a black pickup truck.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to contact the Palmdale station at (661) 272-2400 or leave an anonymous tip by calling 800-222-TIPS (8477).

[BenLurkin]

[Kickass Conservative]

Looks like a Black driving Black crime.

[Dr. Sivana]

After reading so many stupid criminal stories, it is almost refreshing to read one where the perp executes a simple but clever crime.

[RichInOC]

Walmart. Always low prices. Always.

[2banana]

identifying a man who allegedly dressed up as a Walmart employee

Looks like he only put on a Walmart nametag...

[Realman30]

===After reading so many stupid criminal stories, it is almost refreshing to read one where the perp executes a simple but clever crime.===

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He's so smart his every move was caught on videotape.

[MarkL]

It’s amazing what you can get away with if you look like you should be doing what you’re doing.

There was a convenience store in metro KC where it seems that the crooks had watched the schedule for refilling the ATM inside the store. Shortly afterwards, a couple of guys in workclothes with a two wheeler and a clipboard came in and told the clerk that there was a problem with the ATM, and they had to take it out for repairs. He signed the “work order,” and they loaded up a newly filled ATM and walked right out of the store with it. I don’t know if they ever caught the guys.

Mark

[driftdiver]

The guys from Red Cell were able to access a nuclear sub by pretending they were supposed to be there.

[dr_lew]

Shades of Fitzwilly. In an early scene he and his gang rob Abercrombie & Fitch by dressing up as movers and dismantling and removing a store display. The buildup is to an attempt to rob Gimbel's on Christmas eve by causing chaos in the store, featuring Norman Fell as the store manager ... " No ... people, go back! go back!"

[Jack Hydrazine]

I think he’s a member of Obama’s re-distribution team!

[ColdSteelTalon]

Well thats original...

[WilliamofCarmichael]

This guy was discovered when a supervisor yelled at him to get back to howdy duty — and the guy asked, “Who?”

[diamond6]

lol!

[Dr. Sivana]

He's so smart his every move was caught on videotape.

If they don't know who he is, and those who recognize him don't talk, it doesn't matter.

[Kirkwood]

The fact that he appeared to be serving a customer should have tipped off the manager.

[Stonewall Jackson]

This isn’t as uncommon as you might think. At my store, we have to lock our vests in our locker whenever we aren’t wearing them. Failure to do so is a class a violation and has resulted in terminations.

[Waverunner]

I made the mistake of wearing a dark blue polo shirt with a Zeiss logo and khaki pants while getting an oil change at a Walmart. It was amazing, I must have had 30 people and 4 store employees come up and ask me for help during my one hour wait. I eventially got smart and hung out in the magazine and book section where people could read the Zeiss logo on my shirt.Problem solved.

[Celtic Conservative]

I'm in law enforcement. I work nights. One morning I stayed up to pick up a new pair of glasses I had ordered. Not having an opportunity to change I was still in uniform. I walked in to the store, and was immediately greeted by the sales clerk with "well, you're early!". she went in to the back, and came back with a logbook and a bag containing the previous days receipts. she thought I was the armored car driver! I explained to her why I was there. Her eyes got huge, she began to blush profusely, and the logbook and cash bag disappeared with alacrity! And this was a simple misunderstanding. People are too willing to be helpful without some simple critical thinking these days.(IMHO)

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[ExCTCitizen]

Lets see.. I guess this ‘one of Holder’s peeps’, thought that 4 of the 99% needed help, so he volunteer the evil Wal-Mart to donate the 4 tvs.