http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Walmart en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:14:42 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/illinois-church-finds-new-home-in-old-walmart/ A church in southern Illinois has grown so large that it's moving into a former Walmart. The Cornerstone Church's new digs in Marion will be a whopping 120,000 square feet. That's enough room to put in a 1,000-seat auditorium -- and have plenty of space leftover. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reported Saturday that the 13-year-old Cornerstone Church has about 700 members. It has outgrown its current location in the Samples' Plumbing Supply building. ]]> Mon, 27 Aug 2012 07:24:16 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/religion/illinois-church-finds-new-home-in-old-walmart/ http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/couple-have-sex-in-supermarket-after-stealing-a-lubricant-shinbow-com/ Public displays of affection can be sickening in most situations, but a Kansas couple may have taken it to an extreme when they were arrested for putting on a Walmart sex show. The couple was reportedly so enamoured with each other that they just had to get it on in the middle of the Walmart. ]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:53:44 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/out-of-this-world/couple-have-sex-in-supermarket-after-stealing-a-lubricant-shinbow-com/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/woman-super-glued-to-toilet-seat-in-walmart/ It's an unusual situation to say the least - a woman in a less than ideal predicament, literally stuck in a bathroom at a Walmart in Monticello. In a small town like Monticello rumors spread pretty quickly. So when this incident happened last week at Walmart everybody was talking about it in no time. A woman apparently got herself stuck to a toilet for at least an hour. Officials say she went in to use the bathroom, and the seat was covered in super glue. EMS had to... ]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:49:21 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/woman-super-glued-to-toilet-seat-in-walmart/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/man-arrested-for-making-meth-inside-mentor-walmart/ A Perry man was arrested on Sunday evening for allegedly making methamphetamine inside a Walmart store in Mentor. Mentor Police Lt. Ken Zbiegien tells Fox 8 News that James Richardson, 37, was spotted by store security around 5:30 p.m. on June 17th. Security witnessed Richardson placing ingredients in his shopping cart that are common in the production of meth. According to Zbiegien, Richardson then combined the ingredients in a salt shaker he had taken ... ]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 23:38:33 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/man-arrested-for-making-meth-inside-mentor-walmart/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/walmart-evacuated-after-a-woman-who-was-detained-for-shoplifting-started-cooking-meth-in-the-holding-room/ St. Louis County, Mo (KSDK) - A south St. Louis County Walmart was evacuated after a woman detained for shoplifting was making meth in the loss prevention office. St. Louis County police responded to the Walmart on Telegraph Road near Interstate 255 for a report of a woman shoplifting. Loss prevention had detained the woman, and she was placed in a holding area until officers arrived. While she was detained, she had a 20 ounce soda bottle in her purs... ]]> Sat, 09 Jun 2012 11:34:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/walmart-evacuated-after-a-woman-who-was-detained-for-shoplifting-started-cooking-meth-in-the-holding-room/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/naked-man-steals-socks-from-walmart-in-pennsylvania-video/ A hefty southeastern Pennsylvania man is behind bars after police say he walked naked into a Walmart and stole a pair of socks. Thirty-two-year-old Verdon Lamont Taylor was arrested Wednesday night after police say he stripped off his clothes in the parking lot of the Exton store and went inside. ]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:22:54 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/naked-man-steals-socks-from-walmart-in-pennsylvania-video/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/man-disguised-as-walmart-worker-walks-out-of-store-with-4-tvs/ Investigators on Friday sought help from the public in identifying a man who allegedly dressed up as a Walmart employee to steal four flat screen TVs from a Palmdale store. KNX 1070′s John Brooks reports the daring theft happened sometime during the New Year’s Eve rush. ]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:46:47 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/man-disguised-as-walmart-worker-walks-out-of-store-with-4-tvs/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/woman-pepper-sprays-rivals-in-sales-frenzy/ SHOOTINGS, fights and a pepper spray attack marred the Black Friday stampede of bargain hunters that traditionally kicks off the US holiday shopping season after the Thanksgiving holiday. In the most sensational incident, a woman pepper-sprayed other shoppers at a Los Angeles area Walmart store to beat out fierce competition for sought-after electronics merchandise during a "doorbuster" sale. ]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:14:46 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/woman-pepper-sprays-rivals-in-sales-frenzy/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/hazmat-team-called-to-bleach-fight-at-maryland-walmart/ Authorities in Maryland say two women threw bleach and another chemical on each other during a fight at a Walmart, prompting officials to evacuate the store for two hours and call in a hazardous materials team. Fire officials say 19 people had to be taken to hospitals, although only one was thought to have serious injuries. That person was taken to the Wilmer Eye Institute with a potentially serious eye injury. ]]> Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:16:42 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/hazmat-team-called-to-bleach-fight-at-maryland-walmart/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/woman-78-jailed-after-shoplifting-cookies-at-walmart/ A $2.14 package of cookies landed a 78-year-old woman whose family says she suffers from dementia in jail this week. Jean Rubino was handcuffed and hauled off to Multnomah County jail on Monday after Walmart security stopped her with the cookies in her purse, said Sgt. Pete Simpson of Portland police. "It is clearly a very unfortunate situation," he said. "Of course we don't want to see grandma going to jail." ]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:16:45 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/woman-78-jailed-after-shoplifting-cookies-at-walmart/