100 Crimes We Saw Happen at the Newnan Target
- Stealing a shopping cart — Someone takes it home because “they’re basically free.”
- Self-checkout fraud — A $19 steak somehow becomes an organic banana.
- Price-tag switching — A $400 TV suddenly has a $7.99 clearance sticker.
- Parking-lot assault — Two people nearly fight over a parking space neither one actually needs.
- Merchandise tampering — Someone opens 14 packages of socks looking for “the perfect black.”
- Shopping-cart DUI — Someone crashes a motorized cart into Seasonal.
- Stanley theft — “I thought it was mine.”
- Loitering — Six teenagers spend three hours inside and purchase one energy drink.
- The Great Mayonnaise Incident — Nobody knows what happened in Aisle 14.
- Lego grand larceny — Someone attempts to conceal a Millennium Falcon under their coat.
- Parking-lot drag racing — Two Chargers race toward the exit.
- Fraudulent return — Someone returns an eight-year-old air fryer.
- Vandalism — Valentine’s decorations are rearranged into something obscene.
- Public intoxication — Someone becomes drunk from “free samples.”
- Toddler kidnapping attempt — A parent tries to physically remove a child from the toy aisle.
- Criminal littering — Someone leaves a Starbucks cup directly beside the trash can.
- Assault with a rotisserie chicken — A dispute over the last one gets ugly.
- Counterfeit currency — Someone attempts to pay with Monopoly money.
- Trespassing — A customer wanders into the employee-only area.
- Disorderly conduct — Someone screams because their favorite self-checkout is occupied.
- Retail espionage — A customer follows an employee asking when Stanley shipments arrive.
- Grand theft scooter — A teenager steals an electric scooter and gets about 30 feet.
- Arson — Someone microwaves something that absolutely should not be microwaved.
- Identity theft — A kid uses Mom’s Target Circle account to buy Pokémon cards.
- Public indecency — Someone changes clothes behind a display.
- Coupon conspiracy — Three grandmothers coordinate coupons like a criminal syndicate.
- Extortion — A child demands a toy in exchange for silence.
- Animal cruelty — Someone accidentally leaves a goldfish in the cart.
- Attempted burglary — A teenager tries walking out with merchandise while maintaining eye contact with security.
- Parking-space homicide — Someone steals a spot from a person who has been waiting 11 minutes.
- Theft of seasonal decorations — Someone steals a giant inflatable skeleton.
- Fraudulent gift-card scheme — Someone insists a blank piece of cardboard contains $500.
- Aisle racing — Two children turn the shopping carts into NASCAR vehicles.
- Assault by pool noodle — A summer clearance argument gets physical.
- Breaking and entering — Someone enters through the wrong automatic door and insists it’s Target’s fault.
- Retail terrorism — Someone intentionally leaves their cart sideways in the middle of an aisle.
- Criminal conspiracy — Four people attempt to find an employee who can unlock the locked electronics cabinet.
- Grand theft Christmas tree — Someone attempts to roll one out without paying.
- Fraudulent receipt production — “I bought this here last Tuesday.”
- Attempted bribery — A customer offers an employee $20 to “just check the back.”
- Harassment — Someone asks an employee if they “work here” while they’re wearing a Target shirt.
- Public indecency — A man tries on underwear in the aisle.
- Assault with a baguette — Bakery section dispute escalates.
- Vandalism of the dollar section — Someone rearranges everything and creates complete chaos.
- Criminal possession of 37 shopping carts — One person somehow has an entire convoy.
- Kidnapping — A child is carried away from the toy aisle against their will.
- Conspiracy to avoid the checkout line — Three customers attempt to create their own checkout lane.
- Theft of a Halloween costume — Someone walks out dressed as Batman.
- Counterfeit coupon operation — A suspiciously professional coupon printer is discovered in a minivan.
- Public disturbance — Someone loudly announces that Walmart has better prices.
- Assault with a frozen turkey — Thanksgiving dinner takes a violent turn.
- Attempted grand theft of a TV — Two people carry a 75-inch television toward the exit while pretending everything is normal.
- Retail stalking — A customer follows the same employee through six departments.
- Parking-lot hit-and-run — Someone leaves a note saying, “Sorry. God bless.”
- Criminal trespass — Someone sneaks into the stockroom looking for toilet paper.
- Fraudulent price matching — “It’s cheaper online” becomes a 45-minute investigation.
- Assault with a pool float — Two adults fight over the last giant inflatable flamingo.
- Theft of baby formula — Someone attempts to conceal it beneath a sweatshirt.
- Public indecency involving a mannequin — Management immediately regrets having mannequins.
- Attempted bribery of a self-checkout machine — Someone whispers, “Please just take it.”
- Conspiracy to steal Halloween candy — Three children coordinate a massive candy operation.
- Criminal mischief — Someone places every clearance sticker on completely unrelated items.
- Fraudulent return of a live plant — “It was like this when I bought it.”
- Assault by decorative pumpkin — Autumn spirit gets out of hand.
- Theft of a shopping basket — Someone takes one home and uses it for laundry.
- Parking-lot road rage — Someone honks because another driver stopped for pedestrians.
- Possession of suspicious quantities of Red Bull — Nobody can explain the 46 cans.
- Grand theft air mattress — Someone attempts to leave with one inflated.
- Disorderly conduct at Starbucks — Someone waits seven minutes for a latte.
- Attempted escape through the garden center — A shoplifter discovers the gates are closed.
- Theft of a giant plush animal — Someone carries a six-foot teddy bear through the exit.
- Fraudulent use of Target Circle — Someone claims they are “definitely” a different person.
- Assault with a Christmas wreath — Holiday shopping becomes hostile.
- Retail espionage — Someone photographs every clearance shelf.
- Kidnapping by shopping cart — A child gets pushed around the store against their will.
- Public drunkenness from a mimosa purchased elsewhere — Security has questions.
- Attempted theft of a self-checkout scanner — “It was just sitting there.”
- Vandalism of the restroom — Someone writes an extremely detailed Yelp review on the wall.
- Criminal possession of an unreasonable number of candles — Nobody needs 43 candles.
- Theft of a mannequin’s clothing — The mannequin is left standing there naked and disappointed.
- Parking-lot hit-and-run involving a shopping cart — The cart has fled the scene.
- Assault with a rotisserie chicken container — The lid becomes a weapon.
- Attempted theft of a Christmas tree — Suspect claims it was “already paid for.”
- Fraudulent scanning — Someone deliberately scans every item twice and then removes one.
- Conspiracy to monopolize the self-checkouts — One family occupies six machines.
- Trespassing in the employee break room — Someone follows the smell of someone’s lunch.
- Grand theft vacuum cleaner — Suspect makes a surprisingly fast getaway.
- Public indecency in the fitting room hallway — “I only needed to try one thing on.”
- Assault by giant stuffed animal — A 5-foot Squishmallow becomes a projectile.
- Criminal littering with receipt paper — Someone leaves a receipt long enough to reach the parking lot.
- Theft of a shopping cart containing groceries — The groceries are left behind because apparently the cart was the target.
- Attempted bribery with Starbucks — “I’ll buy you a coffee if you let me back there.”
- Fraudulent return of an empty box — “The product was defective.”
- Parking-lot intimidation — Someone circles a parking space three times while glaring at everyone nearby.
- Retail vandalism — Someone builds a tower out of 47 cans of soup and walks away.
- Attempted theft of an inflatable Halloween decoration — The suspect gets tangled in it and becomes the decoration.
- Assault with a pool float shaped like a unicorn — Newnan’s strangest 911 call.
- Organized crime — A family of five divides up the shopping list and attacks Target from multiple entrances.
- Conspiracy to steal the last PS5/Xbox/whatever the hot console is — Complete with getaway vehicle waiting outside.
- The most serious Newnan Target crime of all: leaving your shopping cart in the middle of the parking lot instead of returning it — Witnesses say the suspect looked directly at the cart, shrugged, and walked away.












