Video shows hero customer use cart to stop alleged Home Depot shoplifter
WILD video shows the moment a Good Samaritan stopped an apparent shoplifter — by shoving a shopping cart at him.
Surveillance video published by WAGA-TV shows the mystery man seemingly watching the accused thief as he gets chased by police in a parking lot in Georgia.
The shopper turns his cart around and aims it toward the path of the alleged shoplifter, identified as Marcus Smith, 41.
Suddenly, the man shoves the shopping cart — still full of his recently-purchased items — at the suspect, taking him out.
The alleged shoplifter and the cart tumble as the items inside go flying out.
A police officer is then able to capture the suspect.
“He was able to help us take him into custody without injury to anyone including the offender,” Sgt. Chris Hyatt, of the Peachtree City Police Department, said.
While officers said they’re grateful for the man in the parking lot, they don’t encourage people to “do anything that you aren’t comfortable with or that would put you or others in harm’s way.”
The incident happened in January at a Home Depot in Peachtree, according to the news station.
Store employees called the cops when they saw two men allegedly stealing expensive tools from the store.
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An officer who arrived on scene spotted one of the suspects in the parking lot of the next-door Walmart.
The news outlet reports the officer’s body camera footage recorded him telling the suspect to stop, but the security footage shows the man running away.
Smith was charged with felony shoplifting and obstruction.
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