A normal shopping trip at Target turned into one of the wildest theft cases the store has ever seen, after a woman reportedly spent seven straight hours inside the building, carefully plotting her moves.
At first, employees assumed she was simply a dedicated shopper, combing through aisles for deals. But as the hours passed, her behavior became increasingly suspicious. Security officers monitoring cameras couldn’t believe what they were witnessing — the woman was secretly filling carts and bags with merchandise worth thousands of dollars.
By the time store security finally intervened, she had allegedly managed to stash away everything from electronics and clothing to home goods and beauty products. “It was like she thought she was invisible,” one Target employee said. “She was just calmly walking around for hours, loading up like it was nothing.”
Police were called, and bodycam footage shows the dramatic moment officers confronted her. Even as she was being taken into custody, the woman appeared defiant, insisting she “hadn’t done anything wrong.” Officers, however, reported that the total haul was staggering — easily running into the thousands.
The bizarre incident has since gone viral, with many people baffled at how she managed to stay inside the store for so long without drawing more immediate attention. Some viewers even joked online that spending seven hours in Target isn’t unusual — but leaving with unpaid merchandise definitely is.
For now, the woman faces serious charges, and this strange seven-hour shopping spree is being remembered as one of the most audacious theft attempts in recent retail history.