The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said Josh Hardy finished his shift at the county jail and then went to a Walmart store in Oxford, still dressed in his uniform.
While inside the store, the sheriff’s office said the store’s loss prevention team reportedly observed Hardy opening multiple packs of the cards, placing individual cards in his pockets.
The sheriff’s office said Hardy began to leave the store without paying for the items and was confronted by the store’s loss prevention officers.
When confronted, the sheriff’s office said Hardy fled from the store on foot.
The sheriff’s office said the Oxford Police responded and found Hardy at a local restaurant with the stolen Pokémon cards in his possession.
The sheriff’s office said Hardy was charged with theft and taken to the Oxford City Jail.
“It is with great embarrassment that we have to report this incident, and Hardy has been terminated from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office.
He has tarnished our agency and the image of all law enforcement.
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