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STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A Martin County sheriff's deputy is accused of stealing baby clothes and groceries in Port St. Lucie.
The sheriff's office said Port St. Lucie police arrested Nelson Garcia on multiple petit theft charges.
Investigators said he stole items from a Walmart store on 4 separate occasions, beginning on March 1.
Garcia would walk up to the self-checkout area with a cart full of items & grab 2 a time, scan the first & pretend to scan the second.
Police said he paid $114.97 for $278.72 worth of merchandise on that trip.
Garcia made a second trip to that same Walmart on March 15 where investigators say he paid $97.91 for grocery items & walked out with $128.17 worth of merchandise that he didn't pay for.
He made another shoplifting run on March 25. Police said he paid for $85.60 worth of merchandise & failed to pay for another $71 worth of items.
On April. 1, Garcia paid $35.72 for groceries & walked out with $76.76 worth of un-scanned merchandise.
When investigators confronted Garcia with video of the transactions, the deputy said, "yea, that's me and if I didn't pay, I can go back and pay Walmart back but really for eggs that cost two bucks?" According to the arrest report, Nelson told investigators, "I wouldn't do that. Do you know what I do?" while pointing at his patrol car several times.
The sheriff's office says Garcia is on unpaid administrative leaving pending the outcome of the criminal investigation. He'll face an internal investigation by the sheriff's office as well.
Garcia has been with the sheriff's office for about 3 years. He's being held at the St. Lucie County Jail.
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