Bizarre $800 Shoplifting Story at Wegmans In West Seneca

It seems as if we have heard about some crazy stories of shoplifting. The fact that people think they can get away with certain items, or just the sheer quantity of items, is amazing.

Large grocery stores are used to dealing with shoplifters, but many times it's usually people who try and steal an item or two. It's certainly not every day you hear about someone trying to steal $800 worth of items, but that's apparently what happened earlier this month at the Wegmans in West Seneca.

According to the West Seneca Police Department's blotter report from the week of January 16-22, they responded to report from a Wegmans employee that an unknown male suspect shoplifted $800 worth of meats and crab legs on Tuesday, January 18th.

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Yes, $800 worth of meats and crab legs.

The suspect fled the store in a vehicle, but the West Seneca Police Department were able to track down that vehicle's owner.

This is where it gets even weirder.

The owner of the vehicle says he loaned his car to a man, known only to him as "Captain Jack"...

The investigation is continuing on the whereabouts of "Captain Jack" based off the description.

I'm not sure why you would ever loan your vehicle to a man named "Captain Jack." The fact he stole $800 worth of meats and crab legs is surreal in and of itself, but going by that name makes it so much more bizarre.

Hopefully, Captain Jack is caught and held responsible.

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