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Florida Man, 63, Arrested in Alleged Self-Checkout 'Ticket Switching' Spree

Police cite clear surveillance footage that exposed the sleight‑of‑hand scheme, with prior incidents under review for additional counts.

Overview

  • Doral Police identified the suspect as Luis Felipe Lezcano, 63, accused of using a barcode‑switching trick to underpay at self-checkout.
  • Store management and police say the technique was used more than 35 times, resulting in thousands of dollars in losses.
  • Officers arrested Lezcano on January 14 as he exited a Walmart on the 8000 block of Northwest 13th Terrace with unpaid items, according to the arrest report.
  • He faces one count of petit theft as investigators review surveillance footage of earlier incidents for potential further charges.
  • Chief Edwin Lopez said high-resolution cameras captured the method clearly and warned that technology increases the likelihood of being caught.