Firefighter refuses to stop after cameras detect strange self-checkout movement

A FIREFIGHTER has been arrested and placed on administrative leave after being caught shoplifting – multiple times.

Robert Perkins worked for more than 15 years as an electrician putting out fires, but is now taking a mandatory break after being caught on camera trying to steal a pack of baseball cards at Walmart.

The Lexington, Kentucky Fire Department reported the accusations Friday, according to local Fox News affiliate WDKY.

Perkins was spotted in the video by an employee June 1 at the Walmart on New Circle Road while going through the self-checkout.

He allegedly performed a skip scan, when a customer tries to make it look like they’ve scanned two items, when in reality they’re only scanning one.

The firefighter was accused of placing a box of baseball cards on a bag of cough drops and then scanning only the lollipops.

When the employee saw the tablecloth moving, he approached Perkins and asked him to go to the loss prevention office.

Perkins refused, but he handed over the bridge anyway, according to a criminal complaint.

The suspect in the video wears a badge saying S. Perkins.

NOT SO FAST

Although Perkins quickly left the scene, the employee continued to investigate the wayward customer.

They searched the Walmart database for other transactions using the same debit card used to purchase the cough drops.

They also noted the suspectthe license plate number before leaving.

The search revealed more than a dozen other transactions between April 28 and June 1 that occurred at the same time as the filmed robberies.

According to the criminal complaint, Walmart lost more than $200 worth of merchandise due to the series of thefts.

The firefighter was charged with theft for illegally taking less than $500.

Lexington fire officials told local reporters they are conducting an internal investigation in addition to the criminal probe.

WORKSHOP FLIGHT WAVE

Two women were also arrested for their alleged involvement in another series of robberies in Florida.

Police received a tip from a Burlington employee that the two men had put stolen merchandise in their car.

When they arrived at the store, they found the two women loading approximately $400 worth of stolen goods into a 2014 Hyundai Tucson with California registration.

The car was filled with allegedly stolen items labeled Marshalls and Ross, police said.

They also had tools to help remove the anti-theft devices, the outlet said.

Police reportedly found stolen property worth $6,255.95.

The women have since been identified as Carla Stephany Soto Araneda, 34, and Genesi Michael Flores Reyes, 33.

After their arrest, the women confessed to their crimes and admitted to being in the country illegally.