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Home Depot Fires 70-Year-Old Army Vet For Trying To Stop Shoplifters

A 70-year-old Home Depot employee was fired after attempting to stop shoplifters from making off with tools from a Pearland, Texas store.

Jim Tinney jumped into action last month when he saw three men running out of the store carrying tool sets. The U.S. Army veteran threw a paint roller extension at one of the men’s feet, KTRK-TV reported.
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The men got away, and two weeks later Tinney was fired from the job. He acknowledged that he violated the company’s policy that only permits trained security personnel to confront shoplifters.

Home Depot responds after firing Pearland employee who chased shoplifters

"The policy and our actions are solely based on our efforts to protect our associates and other customers who might be engaging with shoplifters in the store or in our parking lots," Holmes said.

Holmes said that shoplifting isn't always the "petty crime" that the general public assumes it might be and that barring associates from attempting to thwart shoplifting efforts is a policy enacted to keep people from being seriously hurt.

"What we see today are people who can be extremely brazen and violent," he said. "The general public might misunderstand the seriousness of the matter because they don't understand how incredibly dangerous shoplifting has become or how quickly a situation can escalate if a shoplifter believes they're being followed."

Holmes explained that many interactions between associates and shoplifters turn violent.

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