Supermarket Worker Leaves With $1,200 Worth of Meat in Pants

[Miles Archer]

Supermarket Worker Leaves With $1,200 Worth of Meat in Pants



http://www.thedailymeal.com/news/supermarket-worker-leaves-1200-worth-meat-pants/100314

Is that thousands of dollars of sausage in your pockets, or are you just happy to see me? A&P supermarket employee, Gregory Rodriguez, has been accused of fourth degree grand larceny after he was found trying to leave work with $1,200 worth of meat in his pants.

The theft occurred on Tuesday in Hudson, New York, and one presumes that the authorities are just as puzzled about how and why Rodriguez managed to fit that much meat inside his pants, and what he would do with such a bounty.

Rodriguez was arraigned Tuesday night, and after no plea was made, he is due back in court later this week. Despite the unusual nature of the crime, Rodriguez isn’t the first person to try and get away with stolen meat. A Melford man pulled the same act with a trench coat last year.

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. steaks?

[wickerwoman]

3. Yeah, trying to calculate this too.

Even if he was stealing whole tenderloins, I can't imagine how he could get $1,200 worth of meat down his pants in one go. Even imported gourmet deli meats don't go higher than $80-90 a pound. So he had 13 pounds worth of proscuitto down his pants or the supermarket is inflating the value so they can nail him to the wall.

[NYC_SKP]

4. It was done in multiple trips.

Quality prosciutto even would even present quite a bulk in one trip.

[Miles Archer]

7. I'm picturing the old Mummy movies...

...but instead of being wrapped in bandages, he's wrapped in prosciutto, and being chased by a pack of wild dogs.

Thanks for that.

[NYC_SKP]

8. Now THERE'S a great Halloween costume concept!

Stealing it!

[TwilightGardener]

2. I hope they didn't put it all back into the case.

[Ron Obvious]

5. Are you happy to see me?

Or is that $1200 worth of meat in your pants?

Sorry, someone had to say it.

[In_The_Wind]

6. Nah. I think the claim is padded a mite even if only he stole Kobe beef.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. According to the article, he might have made...

multiple trips that day.

Prime beef at over 10 bucks a pound, loin lamb chops at 15 bucks, imported ham...

This didn't have to be even 100 pounds, or maybe at most 20 packages. Baggy pants and a car outside-- piece of cake doing this. Except for the getting caught part.

[Sherman A1]

11. As the wise man once said...

"Just 'cause your a thief - don't make ya smart"...

[LuvLoogie]

10. He was either going to sell it...

or ruin it in his freezer.