Three Men Steal More Than $38K in Apple Products from a Chesapeake Walmart & Get Away in a Dark Pickup Truck

Three men steal more than $38K of Apple products from Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia on January 4, 2024 around 10:40 p.m. One of the men distracts a Walmart sales associate while two other men pry open caged lockers containing "a large amount of Apple products." They fled through the employee break room and drove away in a dark pickup truck.

Apple products (stock photo) by Julian O'havon on Unsplash

Three Men Steal More than $38K of Apple Products from Virginia Walmart

WAVY 10 News reported that three men stole over $38K worth of Apple products on January 4, 2024, around 10:40 p.m. One of the men distracts a Walmart sales associate while two other men pry open caged lockers containing "a large amount of Apple products." They fled through the employee break room and drove away in a dark pickup truck.

This theft took place at the Walmart located at 632 Grassfield Parkway in Chesapeake, Virginia, and was captured on their surveillance camera. This is a busy road in Chesapeake.

A Chesapeake deputy working part-time witnessed the three men get into a dark pickup and speed off.

Stealing more than $1,000 of goods in the state of Virginia is a felony, which is punishable by up to 20 years in state prison, and because they used a tool, this is also considered a felony, which could add an additional 5 years of prison time to their sentence.

WAVY 10 News reported that local residents were shocked, as they "have never seen anything like this happen at that Walmart before."

 

Chesapeake resident Tim Pickett said:

“The people that walked in and stole this amount of money out of Apple products, I don’t understand how that was — people watching them do that and how that was allowed,” Pickett said. “And then watching the segment on WAVY 10 last night, I saw they went out the employees’ entrance. So I was stunned for, like, how that happens in our neighborhood.”

Utah DoorDash Delivery Driver Drops off Cookies and Steals a Customer's Amazon Package on Porch

A Utah DoorDash delivery driver is caught on a home doorbell camera dropping off a customer's order in Bluffdale but then decides to swipe the package sitting on the customer's porch containing a new pair of bicycle shoes.

What happens when a DoorDasher drops off a food order and takes your Amazon package sitting on your doorstep?

It happened to a man in Bluffdale, Utah.

Amazon box on porch (stock photo); credit: Sticker Mule on Unsplash

Utah Man Has Shoes Stolen by DoorDash Delivery Driver

KSL 5 News reported that Jordan Timothy ordered biking shoes on Amazon, and they arrived at his house while he was not there. He did receive a notification about the delivery.

However, when Jordan arrived home, his Amazon package was no longer there. Instead, he found a box on his porch from a cookie company.

Jordan then reviewed his Nest camera footage and was shocked to see the thief in action.

credit: Jordan Timothy

He said, “I just thought it was so audacious...To me, it's crazy.”

Jordan reported the theft to DoorDash and they responded rather quickly to his message with a strange reply.

It read:

“Hi Jordan, At this time, we are unable to confirm that the dasher has committed the reported theft based on the documentation provided.” -DoorDash

Jordan decided to file a police report of the theft, so he would have additional documentation to file with DoorDash, according to directions they provided to him.

Jordan Timothy (left) and Katie Timothy (right); credit: KSL 5 News

Jordan's wife was just as stunned regarding how DoorDash responded to her husband.

She said:

“It’s one thing when you get just the people who will just drive by and steal stuff off people’s porches,” Katie Timothy said. “You can’t do much about that. But DoorDash knows.” -Katie Timothy, Jordan's wife

Update: DoorDash got back with Jordan Timothy on Tuesday, 12 September 2023, and let him know that the DoorDash driver was no longer with the company.

The video of the incident can be seen below.

According to an NPR report, US Foods conducted a survey asking 500 DoorDash drivers between the ages of 17 to 77 years old if they would admit to eating some of the food they were delivering. Almost 30% of the drivers admitted to taking a snack on their customers' orders.

54% of the drivers said they were "tempted by the smell of the food."

Thoughts

It's time for the reader to share their thoughts.

• Do you trust the delivery drivers in your area?
• Have you ever had a package taken from your porch?

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Sources

Matias, Dani. "1 In 4 Food Delivery Drivers Admit To Eating Your Food." NPR. 30 July 2023.

KSL 5 TV on Twitter: @KSL5TV

KSL News on YouTube: "Doorbell camera catches DoorDash driver stealing package after dropping off food." 12 September 2023.

Worthen, Debbie. "Doorbell camera catches DoorDash driver stealing package after dropping off food." KSL 5 News. 12 September 2023.

Connecticut Man 'Finds' $5,000 Cash in Bag in the Bank Parking Lot and Keeps it. He Gets in Trouble Three Months Later

A man from Trumbull, Connecticut comes across nearly $5,000 in a bag lying in a parking lot and decides to keep it. Three months later he is charged with a crime for keeping it and not turning it in to the bank or authorities, maintaining he did nothing wrong.

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Connecticut Man Finds Cash with Documents in a Bag & Keeps it

WMC Action News 5 reported that 56-year-old Robert Withington found a bag filled with nearly $5,000 in cash around 9:30 a.m. on 30 May 2023, and kept it thinking that he had incredibly good luck on that day.

Trumbull Police say the bag containing the cash was "clearly marked with the bank's insignia" and found outside of the bank branch on Quality Street. The cash belonged to the Trumbull Tax Collector's office, which was also inside the bag of cash.

Hearst Connecticut Media reported that Robert Withington maintains his innocence and continues to say he "didn't steal the money."

He said:

"I walked out onto the parking lot, saw something on the ground and there was no one around so I picked it up," he said. "It’s not like I stole something. It’s not like this was planned out. Everything was in the moment and it was like I hit the lottery. That was it.” -Robert Withington, Trumbull resident

Trumbull City Employee Reported the Missing Money

WMC Action News 5 reported the Trumbull City employee from the tax collector's office reported the missing bag of cash on 30 May 2023.

A full investigation began and detectives "obtained search warrants, reviewed multiple surveillance videos from local businesses, and conducted numerous interviews before learning the bag had been inadvertently dropped on the ground outside of the bank [where] Withington had picked it up."

Three months after Withington picked up the bag of cash, he has been charged with third-degree larceny. He willingly turned himself in on 25 August 2023 and awaits a court date on Tuesday, 5 September 2023.

Robert Withington points out that he has no history of crime in Trumbull, CT.

He said:

“I have never had a criminal record in my whole life. This is like a crock of baloney. I found money and now it’s probably going to cost me money.” -Robert Withington, Trumbull resident

He continued:

“I just took the cash and called it a day. I don’t even know whose it was because I didn’t look. All I saw was cash,” he said. “If I knew I was wrong in the first place, I would have given it right back. I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong.” -Robert Withington, Trumbull resident

Thoughts

Here are some questions for the reader:

• Do you think Robert Withington has a right to keep the money he found without penalty?
• Should he be allowed to pay the money back without being charged with a crime?
• Would you have kept the money or turned it in?

(Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments)

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Sources

Action 5 News profile page on Facebook.

An Evening of Reflection. "A Connecticut Man Found $5,000 In A Bag, 3 Months Later He Was Arrested For Not Turning It In." An Evening of Reflection - News Commentary Podcast. 30 August 2023.

The Associated Press. "Man arrested months after finding a bag full of $5,000 in cash in a parking lot." WMC Action News 5. 30 August 2023.

Holmes-Brown, Shaniece. "Trumbull man charged after finding $5K outside bank says he ‘just took the cash and called it a day’." Hearst Connecticut Media. 28 August 2023.