Accused Shoplifter Faces Felony For Foil-Lined Backpack

A backpack lined with tin foil has turned a simple shoplifting case into felony charges against a Moorhead man.

 

 

 

 

A backpack lined with tin foil has turned a simple shoplifting case into felony charges against a Moorhead man.

Dilworth police were called on a report of a shoplifter at Walmart and arrested 21-year-old Antonio Ramirez. Court documents say about $133.00 in stolen items were stuffed inside Ramirez's backpack, which had been lined with sheets of aluminum foil.

Possessing the foil is a felony in Minnesota, which could result in up to five years in prison.

Police say shoplifters line their bags with the foil to circumvent store security systems.

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Jim Monk

   

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