Tennessee Man Caught Stealing $8,500 Worth of Calculators and Medicine from Columbus Walmart

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A Tennessee man was arrested in Columbus, Indiana after he was caught stealing calculators and over-the-counter medicine at a Walmart.

Columbus Police say Gregg Lestingi put graphing calculators in a mailbox, then only paid for the mailbox at the self-checkout. He was caught by security, and police were called.

In the parking lot, officers found more calculators, plus the medicine, in Lestingi’s car.

(PHOTO: Columbus Police Dept.)

Overall, he had 37 stolen calculators and 60 boxes of meds. The stolen items were worth a total of $8,500.

Lestingi is now in the Bartholomew County Jail, charged with theft and possession of a controlled substance.