Crime & Safety
THIS Is What Happens When You're Accused of Stealing from the Self-Checkout Register
Darien police say a Norwalk woman took an exceptionally large amount of groceries from the store after scanning and paying for a tiny amount of them.
Ever wonder what would happen if you went through the supermarket self-checkout machine and didn't pay for what you walked out with?
Well, Darien police say that's what a Norwalk woman did on Monday, Oct. 8. Here's what police say happened:
Adrienne Aguilar, 21, of Norwalk, accompanied by her 3-year-old daughter, went through the self-checkout lane at Stop & Shop supermarket in the Goodwives Shopping Center, 25 Old Kings Hwy. N. at about 8:30 p.m.
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A manager noticed Aguilar going through the line a lot faster than he'd expected her to with all those groceries, so he reviewed the transaction. A total of $5.78 seemed more than a little light for the number of items she had in her shopping cart.
In fact, it was later determined that she had fit $457.79 worth of groceries into the cart, or $452.01 more than she had paid for.
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The manager confronted the young woman outside the store and escorted her back inside, then called police.
Police issued Aguilar, of 261 Ely Ave., Norwalk, a misdemeanor summons for sixth-degree larceny. She is scheduled to appear Thursday in state Superior Court in Stamford.
Editor's note: This article originally was published at 5:33 a.m. The time stamp has been changed for layout purposes on the Home page of Darien Patch.
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