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PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - A Florida man was arrested at a Walmart after police say he stuffed a $7 bottle of wine down his pants, chugged the cheap booze in a store bathroom and then tried to leave the store without paying.

Ty Kelley, 55, was arrested by Pinellas Park Police on Wednesday on a petit theft charge after police say he stole a $6.98 bottle of wine.

Kelley was inside a Walmart on U.S. 19 when he allegedly tucked a bottle of Barefoot Riesling wine into his pants and headed straight to the bathroom, court documents obtained by WTSP reported.

While in the restroom, he allegedly drank the entire bottle and tossed the empty container into the trash before attempting to leave the store.
Kelley was stopped by loss prevention workers who contacted police.

 
Multi billion dollar industry (Wal-Mart) up in arms over 7 dollars. That's par for the course here.
Kneejerk Walmart Bashers need to think more about this petty crime. If calling police on a drunk shoplifter was a bad way to handle it, then should Walmart have done instead? Please suggest an alternative action.

They are not up in arms over $7, they are up in arms over alcohol theft. For liability reasons, no grocery store can overlook alcohol theft.
What if this thread was about a store that knowingly let a man go free who had just guzzled a bottle of wine in their restroom, and what if he did something bad under the influence, like hit and run?
 
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