Wal-Mart fires employee for chasing after thief

Baack · Oct 23, 2009

Josh Rutner said he was just doing his job as a Wal-Mart "asset protection officer" earlier this month when he chased a knife-wielding theft suspect across the store parking lot.

The man, later identified as Marc Ash, was arrested by Ocala police and the merchandise was recovered.
The next day, Wal-Mart fired Rutner.
Rutner said it boiled down to doing what was right or following policy. For him, it was an easy choice.
"I couldn't let him get away," Rutner said. "That's wrong."
But Michelle Bradford, a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman, said the store's no-chase policy is clear.
"We take the safety and security of our customers and associates very seriously," she said. "There are specific instructions as to what an associate can and can't do during a shoplifting episode."
According to Ocala police reports and Rutner's account, the trouble happened at the Wal-Mart on Southwest 19th Avenue Road near the Paddock Mall. Ash picked up a pack of golf balls, valued at $42.98, and put them in his pants.
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http://www.ocala.com/article/200910...l-Mart-fires-employee-for-chasing-after-thief

kajidono · Oct 24, 2009

Since when does walmart have a no chase policy? Those guys used to chase the hell out of us.....I mean, uh, those other guys. That weren't us.

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