Tuesday, September 03, 2024

A HERO'S REWARD

By Bob Walsh


John Zalesky

John Zalesky, a 67-year-old from Aurora, Colo., said the local Walmart fired him earlier this month after he was stabbed trying to stop a shoplifter.

 

John Zalesky, 67, used to work for WalMart in Aurora, Colorado.  He was a good spotter of shoplifters and gave him the "Shrinkbuster of the Month" award back in February for his assistance in cutting down on "shrinkage" (theft) in the store, which was running $500,000 a year at that location.  That was before they fired his ass.

On August 11 of this year he followed a suspected shoplifter out of the store.  That is a big no-no.  He had approached her inside the store and asked to see her bag.  She boogied, running to a car with a driver parked in a nearby handicapped spot.  He was stabbed in the arm by the male driver.  

He refused medical treatment, bandaging the arm himself and showed up to work the following day.  They fired him for violation of company policy.  

He has started a GoFundMe page while he ponders his future.

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