{"id":2042,"date":"2023-08-27T20:15:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T20:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2042"},"modified":"2023-08-27T20:15:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T20:15:03","slug":"badass-grandma-stops-male-shoplifter-with-cart-of-merchandise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=2042","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Badass\u2019 Grandma Stops Male Shoplifter With Cart Of Merchandise"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Elaine Gallaway decided to go shopping at Walmart, she had no way of knowing that it would all end with her being hailed a local hero. But that\u2019s exactly what happened when the grandmother was confronted with the dilemma of either allowing a criminal to get away or stopping him herself.<\/p>\n

In the video, the man is first seen wearing a balaclava and attempting to wheel a shopping cart full of products out of the store\u2019s exit. However, he is first confronted by Darrell Johansen, who recorded the incident as it unfolded.\\<\/p>\n

\"Elaine<\/p>\n

Elaine Gallaway (Credit: Facebook)<\/p>\n

Johansen can be heard asking the man, \u201cYou gonna pay for that?\u201d But the man ignores Johansen and continues to try and leave the store with the items. However, the alleged shoplifter doesn\u2019t get far. He is soon approached by Gallaway, who blocks his exit with her own cart. Gallaway told reporters she first spotted the man shoving \u201croasts of beef in a backpack\u201d. After paying for her items, she decided to confront the alleged shoplifter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen he ran into me and I said to him, \u2018You coward, show your face to the camera,’\u201d Gallaway said. The grandmother then told the man, \u201cI\u2019m fed up with this! Get out! You just jack up the price for everybody else.\u201d At one point in the video, she even rips the man\u2019s balaclava off. After being confronted, the alleged shoplifter can be seen attempting to pull the cart out of the store. However, Gallaway isn\u2019t about to let him go.<\/p>\n

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The shoplifter attempts to leave Walmart (Credit: Screenshot)<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m four foot eleven, seventy-three years old, and one hundred and twenty-five pounds,\u201d Gallaway said. \u201cWhen he pushed me that was a boiling point. I think my gut instinct was, you\u2019re not going to get away with this. I was a bank teller for seventeen years, and I have been held up at gunpoint. And I know the police have said if they get a clear view of the suspect then they know who they are looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Security expert Sean Smith told reporters that Walmart is a common target for shoplifters, but added that Gallaway \u201cdid what everyone else wanted to do\u201d and her actions have made her very popular. In fact, all across social media, people have fallen in love with Gallaway, with many branding her a \u201chero.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy new hero,\u201d posted one admirer. \u201cAs a retail manager I totally understand this. And why didn\u2019t some else help? No shortage of people\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Elaine<\/p>\n

Elaine Gallaway pulls the balaclava off the shoplifter (Credit: Screenshot)<\/p>\n

Another social media user wrote, \u201cThis lady is my new hero. Consumers pay higher prices to offset thefts from a small number of people. How can we let them hold everyone else hostage?\u201d<\/p>\n

One Walmart shopper told reporters, \u201cIt\u2019s kind of surprising to see that in a town like this, but I was pretty impressed with that lady. She took charge there. They should definitely hire her on as security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gallaway explained that she was buying dishwashing soap at Walmart when she spotted the shoplifter coolly making his way around the store while filling his shopping cart with items. \u201cHe was shoving roasts of beef in a backpack,\u201d Gallaway said. She then found a Walmart employee and told them about the man\u2019s suspicious behavior.<\/p>\n

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Elaine Gallaway succeded in exposing the shoplifter\u2019s face to security cameras (Credit: Screenshot)<\/p>\n

The staffer assured her that security would stop him if he attempted to leave without paying. \u201cSo I went about my business, paid for my groceries, and as I was walking out the door he was trying to run out with a full grocery cart of items,\u201d said Gallaway of the moments leading up to the confrontation.<\/p>\n