A Ruston woman employed at a local grocery store was arrested on March 9 after she used a “skip scanning” strategy to avoid charging a customer for all the items taken.
LaDaijah Thomas, 20, was charged with theft less than $1,000 and an outstanding warrant after police were called to the Shoppers Value grocery store.
A manager told police Thomas used a skip scanning method and did not scan all of the items presented by the customer. Thomas allegedly turned items so the barcode did not face the scanner or covered the barcode with her hands.
The manager said the customer presented $218.49 in merchandise, but Thomas only scanned $26.16 worth. Thomas told police she had not used skip scanning but on the way to the detention center said the customer had items in the shopping cart she did not scan.
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