Lakeland police trainee arrested for shopping at Walmart

Lakeland, FL (February 24, 2025) – on February 24, 2025, the officer Huascar Evangelista Vargas gave him his resignation after being arrested for a retail theft, which took place on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. A been concluded.

On February 19, 2025, shortly before 6:00 pm, the Winter Haven police department was called for a sale incident at Walmart, 7450 Cypress Gardens Boulevard Sud -est. Vargas was observed by a Walmart assets that failed to scan items while using a self -control register. He was also observed by scanning an article with a lower price for a more expensive one. It was found that Vargas paid for a total number of goods worth $ 83.80, but did not pay for $ 124.50 in food and household products. He was arrested for offense shopping and transported to prison in Polk County. Vargas (the age of 27) was sworn in by the Lakeland Police Department on November 1, 2024 and was the latest in the field training program.