Hey PBS, You're Not the Only Ones with Educational TV!
When Penni Waters (pictured) walked out of a Lowe's with a cordless drill in her pocketbook that she hadn't paid for, the shoplifting detectors didn't go off because she lined her bag with aluminum foil, a trick she says she learned from watching the show Cops, according to police in Zephyrhills, FL.
Although Waters, 48, successfully employed the alarm-busting criminal tactic she learned on TV, a real live human security guard allegedly saw her walk out with the merchandise, which foiled her alarm-foiling foil plan.
She was charged with petit theft and use of an anti-shoplifting device and taken to Land O' Lakes jail.
I guess you could say that where's there's a drill there's a way...but you might get caught anyway.
Note: You can watch and learn from Cops tonight and every weeknight at 7P e/p on truTV! But maybe don't try their stunts at home, OK?
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