Fox News: Florida TikTok influencer arrested for stealing $500 worth of items at Target: police

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Florida TikTok influencer arrested for stealing $500 worth of items at Target: police

Florida police have arrested a TikTok influencer after she was caught on Target security footage allegedly stealing $500 worth of items.......                    ...                        ...A You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login was arrested Wednesday for stealing around $500 from a Florida Target last month, police said. ......The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login said officers responded to the store at 1890 NE Pine Island Road in Cape Coral. ......Employees told officers that a woman entered the store on Oct. 30, 2024 and grabbed multiple items that were on sale. ......At the self-checkout register, the woman did not scan the items' barcodes but instead scanned a false barcode with cheaper prices, police said in a press release. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......There were 16 items of miscellaneous household goods and clothing that were stolen, valued at just over $500. ......The Cape Coral Police Department posted the suspect's photo on its Facebook and Instagram page to assist with identification. ......An anonymous caller saw the post and gave the suspect's possible identification as 22-year-old Marlena Velez, a TikTok influencer with nearly 300,000 followers. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Officers found Velez's account, which included a video of her wearing the same outfit and glasses as the suspect seen on Target's video cameras. The video showed her picking out items inside Target and placing them in her car after exiting the store on the same day as the reported theft.......Cape Coral Police concluded that Velez was the same suspect Target accused of stealing items on Oct. 30. Officers located Velez and took her to the Lee County Jail on one count of petit theft. ...

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