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Thief tries to steal TV by changing price tag to $3

Posted on 26.04.2008 at 12:06 in Tech News by RLSLOG

Oh, shoplifters of the world — you’re not going to unite and take over with these kinds of tactics. A Kirksville, MO. man was arrested on Thursday for trying to boost a $517 Viore (yeah) LCD television by swapping the UPC tag with one from a $3.16 bottle of water.

Apparently, cashiers weren’t fooled by the admittedly paper-thin maneuver, and after four swipe attempts, a replaced paper spool, and one PA announcement for a store manager to come to register 14, they had the super-genius switcher thrown in the big house. If convicted, the man faces up to seven years in prison plus a hefty fine… and the lifelong shame of having tried to pull this stunt off.

Reginald Newman, 44, was indicted Monday by the Adair County Grand Jury and has been charged with attempted stealing by deceit. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000 or any combination of the two. He is in custody at the Adair County Detention Center on a $10,000 cash-only bond.

Source: Engadget, Fark

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  1. 101st
    April 27th, 2008 | 07:29

    What punishment for the guy who will pay for the bottled water at the cost of $517?

  2. docwho
    April 27th, 2008 | 08:15

    poster 93 is id.iot can anyone expose his ip?

    by the way:
    macedonia is name of an area shared by many countries so no country can use it as official name. like no country can use as name “europe”…

    great alexander spoke greek not the language that spoke now in so-called “madeconia” / skopje
    you can find ancient coins with the name “ALEXANDROS” (alexander) writen the same way as now in greece, with greek capital letters!
    the so-called “madeconia” / skopje write with cyrilic letters.
    the name “ALEXANDROS” (alexander) was a meaning in greek language but not in the language of the so-called “madeconia” / skopje.

    F.ing americans. is trying to F. up the world!!!

  3. strengthofmind
    April 27th, 2008 | 08:27

    @ jayson76

    Sorry I thought you meant a R5 rip torrent, not the R5 disc on sale. I should have thought of that.

  4. name (required)
    April 27th, 2008 | 10:42

    he absolutely super duper moron…even worse than 2girls1cup scene..

  5. shoot
    April 27th, 2008 | 15:03

    “he faces up to seven years in prison”

    OMG,so sad to see US going down the slippery slope.
    What a banana republic.

  6. ReeGed staff member
    April 27th, 2008 | 17:11

    7 YEARS IN PRISON?!? Thats extreme man..

  7. F.Greece
    April 27th, 2008 | 17:19

    hey poster 102, you need to stop being fed that crap from your greek government and educate yourself. Heres a start: http://www.historyofmacedonia.org/

    And you Greeks pride your self’s about how educated you are. LOL, just goes to show…

  8. BOB
    April 27th, 2008 | 17:52

    I am going out today to switch tags on several tv’s so that those that buy them will get some prison time.

  9. axe
    April 27th, 2008 | 21:10

    Obviously this man just wanted to go home and nothing else….prison.

  10. :)
    April 28th, 2008 | 06:59

    i have done something similar to this and got away with it. I switched the upc on a 150 dollar pellet riffle with one that cost $40… and got away with it :-P

  11. docwho
    April 28th, 2008 | 15:19

    expose ip of F.Greece and poster 93 NOW!! ADMINS!!!

  12. F.Greece
    April 28th, 2008 | 15:56

    What good would that do?
    Anon Posts and Dynamic ip’s FTW!!!

  13. docwho
    April 30th, 2008 | 07:46

    to see where r u from – id.ot and if u r the same person…

  14. F.Greece
    April 30th, 2008 | 17:52

    yes i am the same person (F.Greece) and I’m using an Australian proxy.

  15. F.Greece
    April 30th, 2008 | 17:54

    sorry, read ur post too quick, NO! i am not the poster of post number 93.

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