TikTok influencer arrested after allegedly documenting stolen items


A shopper pushes a cart outside a Target store in Albany, California, US. Velez, 22, stole the items by scanning false bar codes in the self-checkout of a Target in Cape Coral, Florida, to make the items cheaper, the Cape Coral Police Department said in a news release. — Bloomberg

A Florida woman and TikTok influencer who allegedly shoplifted about US$500 worth of items from Target and posted her shopping spree on social media, where she has hundreds of thousands of followers, has been arrested, the authorities said.

Marlena Velez, 22, stole the items by scanning false bar codes in the self-checkout of a Target in Cape Coral, Florida, to make the items cheaper, the Cape Coral Police Department said in a news release.

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