Ohio Man Caught Cutting Ankle Monitor Off At Ace Hardware Store

Author Morty

September 8th, 2023 12:10 PM

Ankle monitoring device being put on someone to track their location.

If you’re going to cut off your ankle monitor then maybe you shouldn’t do it at a local hardware store.

We’ve all seen someone in public with a big black device around an ankle, and some of us can’t help but stare. Or, if you haven’t seen it in person then maybe you’ve witnessed it on television or the movies. The electronic ankle bracelet is used to monitor the person’s whereabouts. Meaning they probably have been through the legal system a time or two.

This Is Getting Uncomfortable. I’m Gonna Cut It Off!

A man from Ashtabula, Ohio was caught on camera grabbing hedge clippers at his local Ace Hardware Store, and then proceeded to use the hedge clippers to cut the ankle bracelet of his leg, Fox 8 in Ohio reports.

The Ashtabula Police Department arrested the Ashtabula man after they got a tip that he was seen around the area without the ankle monitor around his leg, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Fox 8 News reported the man planned the whole thing out, and it all starting with a trip to the local Ace Hardware Store. The security video clearly showed the man walking throughout the hardware store. Up and down aisles. He was then confronted by a store employee. He told the employee he was searching for hedge clippers.

Shortly after he removed the ankle bracelet, the man placed the small ankle bracelet on a shelf in the store. He then proceeded to walk out, but not before grabbing a free bag of popcorn. He was later seen wearing a backpack and on a bicycle.

About fifteen minutes after he exited the store, the employees found the cut bracelet that he stashed in the aisle. The name of the man and charges are unknown at the moment, but are said to be available soon to the public.

We have more on this story and other weird and wacky stories in today’s edition of Other News!

Morty is the Executive Producer of “The Mike And Carla Morning Show” on 96.3 KKLZ. He's been a part of the show and station for 5 years. Aside from producing the morning show, he has served as production director for over 20 years. Those commercials you hear between the music, he produced a lot of them for Las Vegas! He loves music, playing guitar, all things Vegas Golden Knights, the Steelers, and his English Bulldog, Squish! He will talk forever with you on any of these things! Morty writes about peculiar news stories and Las Vegas happenings.

Top Items We 'Accidently' Steal From A Store

What is the last thing you stole from a store “accidently”? We know it happens and most of the time we don’t even realize it. The reason The Mike & Carla Morning Show brought this up this morning is that Carla Rea swiped a peach from a local grocery store and forgot to add it to her “scan & go” list.

We understand this can happen, so that’s what The M&C Morning Show wanted to know this morning…what was it that you have taken from a store without paying for it? Surprised to find out that a lot of listeners have done it…and we’re not talking small items at all!

It’s amazing how many times we’ve gone into a store and have forgotten to ring up something, especially with the innovation of the “self-checkout” now becoming so popular! As you listen to the segment below, you’ll also find out that it’s not always our fault! On the other hand, quite a few listeners said that it’s not that they took something, it’s just that the clerk forgot to ring it up!

It was quite a revealing segment this morning with people coming clean on what they thought they paid for…even the one guy, in a motorized grocery cart, who actually got busted leaving the store! Truth be told, it wasn’t a shock that he got caught, but what it was he got busted for! That you have to hear for yourself…

The other surprising factor was how many people did NOT go back and pay for what they accidently walked away with…feeling like it was their “lucky day”! However, those that just said I “forgot” and kept on with their day didn’t feel any quilt what so ever…WOW!

But if you think about it, what are the easiest things to “accidently” walkout of a store with…based on our conversations this morning and those texting in, scroll down below to see the list and enjoy the segment!

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#5. Toilet Paper

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Seems like it might be hard to walkout of a store with a bunch of toilet paper, but how many times have we put it under our shopping cart and just forgot about it?
#4. Pack of Gum
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This might be the easiest item we “accidently” walk out of a store with since it’s small, we take a piece while we’re still shopping and end up just putting in our pocket…so sorry!
#3. Cases of Bottled Water
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Once again, one of those items we easily forget that’s under the grocery cart…
#2. Baseball Cap
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We get it, your hands are full, you want the ballcap, so you just put it on your head and before ya know it…you’re walking out of the store without paying for it!
#1. Candy Bars
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This has to be the #1 item we “accidently” steal from a store…and a lot of times it’s not us, but our kids that might lift a snack from around the grocery checkout counter without letting us know to pay for it!