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A Polk County principal is accused of \u201cskip scanning\u201d at a Walmart self-checkout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Winter Haven Police Department said officers were called to the Walmart at 7450 Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven around 1:30 p.m. Saturday for retail theft.<\/p>\n\n\n

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An asset protection officer told Winter Haven officers that Gregory Lewis, the principal at Bok Academy North <\/a>in Lake Wales, was \u201cskip scanning\u201d at the self-checkout. The AP officer said Lewis was seen placing a bag of disposable foam plates between items of higher value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers spoke to Lewis, who admitted to skip scanning at the self-checkout, according to an arrest affidavit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lewis reportedly told officers that his friends told him they had stolen from stores using the same method and thought he would try it. The affidavit said Lewis had previously done this at the same store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The affidavit said that Lewis stole a large pack of light bulbs, bacon and frozen butterfly shrimp, which totaled $37.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lewis was arrested and booked into the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office on a petit theft charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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