A man was arrested for allegedly shoplifting at multiple Walmarts with a pretty clever self-checkout scheme.
And as wild as that story is, what's really wild is what this man's given name is.
Gainesville police arrested 40-year-old Speedy Gonzalez — yes, that is his real name — after identifying him on surveillance footage at a Walmart on Shallowford Road in March. Gonzalez is accused of carrying out a series of thefts at stores in Hall, Barrow, Gwinnett, Habersham, White, and Lumpkin counties.
Well, Arriba, arriba, andale, andale, yeehaw to that!
Of course, the REAL Speedy Gonzales would not have been caught.
But this Speedy had no such luck.
Investigators say Gonzalez used a simple but effective method to conceal his thefts. He allegedly stuffed high-priced, smaller items — such as nicotine products, diabetic test strips, and gum — into larger containers like trash cans or mailboxes. At checkout, he would pay only for the large item and leave the store with the concealed merchandise.
It's not hard to understand how this man could turn to a life of crime.
He had to come from a rough family: No loving parents would saddle their child with such a silly name!
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