SEPTEMBER 3, 2021, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A9
then released.
In Sullivan's video, as the men are leav-
ing, a Lowe’s security guard repeatedly asks
them to show her their receipt.
When a second security guard attempts
to intervene as the men leave the store, the
fi rst guard stops the second and says, “Hey
don’t do this. It’s not worth it.”
Lowe’s did not respond to questions
about their policy on employees stopping
shoplifters.
“I think these guys have done it before
because they seemed to have a good sys-
tem. One guy with the car and two guys
with the carts. They knew no one was going
to touch them,” said Sullivan.
Copeland said employees at larger
companies such as Lowe’s usually aren’t
allowed to physically stop shoplifters.
According to Copeland, the police
department didn’t receive a call from
Lowe’s to report the crime until the next
afternoon. While many on Facebook ques-
tioned if Keizer Police would even do any-
thing, Copeland said the police fi rst need a
victim to investigate a crime.
“In order for us to arrest someone, we
have to have a victim. If Lowe’s chooses not
to report it, we can’t do anything,” Copeland
said.
Lowe’s eventually called the following
day and there is now an active investigation.
Copeland said that Sullivan did the
right thing by not physically confronting
the thieves and that his video has helped
police identify tattoos on the suspects and
registration tags on their car.
According to Keizer Police Lieutenant
Trevor Wenning, the department has not
identifi ed the suspects at this time.
One man loads the stolen wire into a car. This
yellow spool alone costs over $400.
News tip? Contact reporter Joey
Cappelletti at editor@keizertimes.com
or 616-610-3093.
Video Still courtesy Andrew Sullivan
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