They hit this walmart on south florida avenue two times making off with carpels of expensive electronics. They are not your average shoplifters. These seven people are looking at decades behind bars for racketeering. They are experienced criminals and organize to steal. Reporter they are accused of running an electronic theft ring. Boldly walking out with electronics stuffed in bags or sometimes more sneaky. They would put them in boxes of diapers and fell the box back. They would go through and scan the box for the diaper cost, put it in the bag and walk out of the store. Reporter and then turn around and sell it. 178,000 worth of merchandise total. You know who pays for that . Not walmart. You do is the consumer. Reporter jerry shops at walmart and wasnt happy to hear about it. It makes prices go up on everything else. Reporter they hit stores all over polk county and detectives worked with other agencies and the state to catch them. County jail and three still on the run. The share
Door to the bathroom and when the owner demanded they pay for it they handed over money. Soon after they arrived back at the athletes village. Four days ago ryan lochte told a dramatically different story to nbc. Cockpit and put into my forehead and said get down. I put my hands up and said whatever. Reporter even last night ryan lochte maintained his story that he was robbed but police say after interviews with his teammates the robbery story was fabricated. Police and likely everyone else are not sure why. How the usoc will handle the athletes remains a question but teammates are not happy. Olympians coming to a foreign country have a responsibility to represent our country the right way and from what i hear that was not the case in that situation. It is disappointing because we are all one team, one team usa and it reflects on all of us and i hope its not true but if reporter it remains unclear whether Brazilian Police will pursue charges against the swimmers and nothing pending now