DORAL, Fla. — A 26-year-old homeless Walmart employee told police officers that he was stealing to pay for a motel in Miami-Dade County, according to a Doral police officer’s arrest report.
Lazaro Miranda-Alonso was a store associate at the Walmart Supercenter at 8651 NW 13th Terrace, in Doral, according to the police officer’s report.
Miranda-Alonso, who was born in Cuba, abused his access to the store’s cash register with fraudulent returns, according to the police report.
“Surveillance footage captured the defendant conducting return transactions without a customer present and without receiving merchandise in return,” a police officer wrote, according to the report.
To steal $857.46, Miranda-Alonso was “using receipts belonging to other customers ... to load funds onto gift cards,” or to pocket cash, according to the report.
Police officers arrested Miranda-Alonso shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Monday at the Walmart Superstore in Doral, according to the arrest report.
Miami-Dade corrections booked Miranda-Alonso at 9:30 p.m. on Monday at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, according to inmate records.
Miranda-Alonso faced seven charges: Organized scheme to defraud, third-degree grand theft, and five counts of using a false or fraudulently obtained receipt in Florida to request a refund. His bond was $5,500.
Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez was set to preside over the case.
Local 10 News Editor Mercedes Cevallos contributed to this report.
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