All it took was 11 packs of instant ramen, women’s boots, blue jeans, and a t-shirt from Walmart, totaling $137.34 swiped from the Walmart on 5255 Elvis Presley Boulevard in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee to finally unlock an elite badge of shoplifting notoriety for 37 year-old Ashley Cross: A lifetime ban from every Walmart store, according to WREG.
“We value our customers and associates and want them to have a pleasant shopping experience. Though rare, there are instances when someone is no longer welcome in our stores,” the company said in a statement following Cross’s arrest in which she was caught on camera using an old watch barcode battery to scan all her items for $1 at the self-checkout. It’s not clear from the article how many times Cross had been caught stealing from Walmart or any other stores though it does mention that she’s “a well-known shoplifter,” per police. Cross is in the clink on $7,500 bond.