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  • Home Depot Fires Men Who Stopped Thieves

    06/06/2007 10:53:36 AM PDT · by Cagey · 186 replies · 5,575+ views
    WKMG TV NEWS ^ | 6-6-2007
    MIDWEST CITY, Okla. -- A former Home Depot employee said the company fired him and three other workers because they helped police catch several suspected shoplifters in May. Midwest City Police said the men helped officers catch suspected shoplifters as they tried to run from a store with lawn equipment. An internal memo from Home Depot outlines that associates cannot accuse, detain, chase or call the police on any customer for shoplifting. However, one of the fired employees said the company is selective in enforcing that policy. "The loss-prevention guy at our Shields (Boulevard) store turned around and told me...