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28-year-old Booster Vanessa Almendarez shoplifted multiple times at Target on Lebanon Pike from July 10th, 2023, to November 28th, 2023. The establishment’s loss prevention agent, Thomas Wahl, observed her stealing on camera several times. During these incidents, she would select items, scan a few at the self-checkout, pay for those, and exit the store with everything, including the unscanned items in her cart, before leaving in her red Ford Focus. On October 18th, 2023, a warrant was issued for her arrest regarding the $1,493.62 worth of stolen merchandise.
Then, on November 28th, 2023, Wahl caught Almendarez after she paid for hand towels at self-checkout and left with $66 of items she did not pay for. She complied with Wahl and went to Target’s loss prevention office but was released before officers arrived. An additional warrant was issued for her arrest on December 5th, 2023. Almendarez was taken into custody for two counts of theft on June 14th, 2024.
Vanessa Almendarez of Upper Park Place in Antioch, TN, was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail on June 14th, charged with two counts of theft. She is free on a $3,500 bond.
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