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MEMPHIS WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER PROMOTING HERSELF TO “WALMART DISTRICT OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR” AND GIVING HERSELF FREE GROCERIES FOR 5 MONTHS MEMPHIS, TN — A Memphis woman was arrested Tuesday after allegedly spending the last five months walking into the Walmart on Germantown Parkway dressed like she owned the place and “approving” her own groceries down to prices usually reserved for yard sales and Shelby County school bake sales. Police say 34-year-old Tiffany Lamar pulled off the scheme with nothing more than confidence, a fake badge, and the kind of attitude usually only seen from HOA presidents and people who return half-eaten rotisserie chickens. According to investigators, Tiffany bought a blue Walmart vest off Facebook Marketplace for $7, laminated her own badge at the FedEx Office on Poplar, and labeled herself: “Tiffany — Regional Checkout Compliance Director” Which, according to Walmart corporate, is absolutely not a real position. But apparently nobody questioned it because she carried a clipboard and walked fast. Employees say Tiffany would arrive every Saturday around noon, storm through the front entrance yelling things like: “Corporate’s watching shrink numbers today!” before marching directly to self-checkout like she was preparing for battle. Police say her weekly “executive-level overrides” included: • 8 frozen Red Baron pizzas marked as “employee morale supplies” • A 55-inch TV discounted to $3.17 under “bird damage” • Two air fryers labeled “training equipment” • A family-size pack of ribs entered as “seasonal inventory loss” • Three candles marked “emotional support lighting” • A 24-pack of Dr Pepper rung up as “hydration reimbursement” Loss prevention officers said Tiffany became increasingly bold over time. “She started wearing a Bluetooth headset that wasn’t connected to anything,” said one employee. “She’d pause mid-transaction and say stuff like, ‘No, Doug, I don’t care what corporate says, Memphis runs different.’” Investigators say the scam finally unraveled after an actual store manager noticed Tiffany’s badge also listed her as: “Assistant Vice President of Frozen Meats.” Authorities detained her in the parking lot while she was loading 17 reusable bags into a dented Nissan Altima with a drive-out tag from 2022 and a bumper sticker that read: “Boss Babe Energy.” When questioned by police, Tiffany reportedly insisted she was “basically management spiritually” and claimed she was due for a raise. She now faces charges including theft, fraud, impersonating an employee, and whatever crime covers putting a rotisserie chicken under “research and development.” Meanwhile, Memphis residents online have already started calling her: “The CEO of Self Checkout.