A woman in Cape Coral, Florida, has been arrested for shoplifting after posting a video on TikTok showing her allegedly stolen loot from Target.
Cape Coral Police were called to a local Target on Wednesday, November 20, regarding a previous theft from the business.
The store said that on Oct. 30, a woman, later identified as Marlena Valez, entered the store and grabbed items from the rack. Once at the self-checkout, Valez allegedly scanned a fake barcode that allowed her to pay lower prices.
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It is reported that 16 items were stolen with a total value of $500, and officers looked at security footage in an attempt to identify the woman. They then posted a photo of Valez on Instagram, where users identified her and sent her social media information to police.
Videos posted to her Instagram and TikTok helped police identify Valez. One video even showed her wearing the same outfit seen in the surveillance footage from the local Target store.
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Valez’s Instagram and TikTok pages have since been deleted, but the Cape Coral Police Department’s Instagram post shows part of the video she posted to both accounts.
The woman was arrested on Nov. 21 and released just hours later after posting a $150 cash bond, according to the Lee County Jail website.
Valez is also not the first TikTok influencer to be arrested this year. Back in May, Bryanthediamond was arrested and charged with driving under the influence as well as fleeing the scene of an accident, prompting backlash from followers in the process.
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In October TikToker Mr. Prada was arrested and charged with second-degree murder after the influencer allegedly murdered his therapist and stole his car.
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