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Jay Man Charged With Twice Stealing From Sporting Goods Retailer, Returning Items For A Refund
April 10, 2023
A Jay man is accused of twice stealing merchandise from a Pensacola sporting goods store and then returning them for a refund.
Brooks Leon Wolfe, 39, was charged with two counts of retail petit theft and two felony counts of dealing in stolen property. He was released on a $15,000 bond.
On January 17, Wolfe entered Academy Sports and Outdoors on North Davis Highway empty handed, according to investigators. He then took a Gerber Strongarm knife worth $86.03 and a CenterPoint rifle scope valued at $59.97 off the shelves and took them to the customer service desk for a refund, his arrest report states. Since he did not have a receipt, he was given a card with a $146 store credit. Deputies said he provided his driver’s license to customer service in order to obtain the store credit.
On January 24, he returned to Academy Sports and took a Yeti cooler, deer camera and a knife valued at a total of $338.61 and again received store credit, investigators said. He later came back and made a purchase with the store credit of $187, for a total alleged theft of $525.61. Again, he had provided his driver’s license in order to receive the store credit.
Wolfe was arrested March 31 at a business on Longleaf Drive.
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4 Responses to “Jay Man Charged With Twice Stealing From Sporting Goods Retailer, Returning Items For A Refund”
Thou shalt not steal. (Exodus 20:15)
Almost as stupid as the bank robber who presented a hand written note, demanding money. To bad for him, he wrote the note on his deposit slip.
These people have one thing in common: they have the desire to be criminals, they just lack the intelligence to accomplish their goals successfully. (Thankfully)
People got away with that kind of crime years ago, but in today’s digital computer age the store’s systems track everything.
Also, depending on how close this is to his birthday, he might be in jail on that date. What a way to celebrate turning 40!
The man could have had a great career with NASA as a rocket scientist.