A man who allegedly taped a bar code scanner to his wrist has been cited for theft.
Bowling Green police were called to Walmart Wednesday around 4 p.m. for a shoplifter in custody.
Loss prevention showed the officer a video of the suspect, identified as Catarino Hernandez Jr., 29, Toledo, scanning in a self-scan aisle with what was believed to be a bar code, according to the Bowling Green Police Division report.
Hernandez was confronted as he gathered his purchases, which totaled $17.92, according to the receipt.
The items in his bag reportedly totaled $102.82.
Hernandez led police to where he tossed the bar code in a trash can. The bar code had tape on it and was from a pack of Pokemon cards, according to the report.
Hernandez admitted to taping the bar code to his wrist to scan it, according to the police report, and he was cited for theft.
