The Bunker Blog

No names have been released yet, but according to news reports, a loss prevention agent for the Macy’s in the Dayton Mall in Dayton, OH, was arrested for intentionally looking away while 4 shoplifters carried off $10,000.00 in merchandise!

One of the alleged shoplifters was the sister of the loss prevention agent. The 24 year old LP agent had been working for Macy’s since February, and his manager suspected something was going on, so a surveillance was conducted on the LP agent by the manager.

The 5 suspects arrested on Tuesday are expected to be charged with felonies in connection with the thefts. Police also suspect that this was not the first time the group stole merchandise from the store. It is unclear what the group intended to do with the stolen merchandise at this time.

How about this? Is this a sign of the economic times, too? In an unrelated case in Raceland, KY recently, an off-duty police officer was arrested and charged with shoplifting. He later resigned from the police department.

This begs the question, “Who can we trust?” I would respond by quoting my boss, “In God we trust, everybody else, we interview”.

Popularity: 38% [?]

This is just sad. If you can’t trust the police, who can you trust? Right? I never had the displeasure of catching a police officer shoplifting. I have caught 2 lawyers and one doctor, though.

There’s a couple of key points in the story below that stand out to me:

1. He is on paid leave, at taxpayer expense, while this is being investigated. Innocent until proven guilty, I guess.
2. He stated that he had paid for the items in the cart with gift cards in the electronics department. Okay, where was his receipt? If he had just paid before walking out, wouldn’t he have a receipt? Oh, he lost it? Well okay, the store should easily be able to pull the transaction from their system, or even the register itself. I can’t see him being charged if the LP department didn’t have enough evidence to get a conviction. Especially considering he is the assistant police chief. Nope, his story just doesn’t hold water.

Want to talk about it? Leave a comment, or sign up at the forum and start up a conversation.

COLUMBIA, S.C. –

Authorities say Liberty’s assistant police chief has been charged with shoplifting after he walked out of Wal-Mart with several items without paying.

Investigators say 38-year-old Eric Todd Rampey turned himself in to the State Law Enforcement Division on Thursday and was released on bond.

Liberty Police Chief Leland Miller says Rampey is on paid suspension.

Authorities say Rampey purchased a DVD at a Wal-Mart in Central but then went back and put several items, including a flat screen television, ceiling fan and several toothbrushes in his cart and walked outside.

Charlotte Observer | 01/10/2008 | Asst. police chief arrested for shoplifting

Popularity: 46% [?]