Meijers In Maumee Ohio (Loss Prevention Employees) Accused me of Theft and filed charges, These false accusations cause a job loss to me at my Security firm Maumee Ohio

To the President, Vice President or Director of Human Resources:


On Thursday August 21, 2008 at approximately 5:00pm I decided to stop into your retail business on Conant Street in Maumee Ohio to purchase several of your sale items that were listed in you weekly flyer. While filling my cart with sale items that I intended on purchasing for my wife and three daughters I was falsely accused by your loss prevention employees (one black male and one white female) of trying to remove one radar detector holding the approximate value of $100.00. While I was heading to the registers to make my purchase I realized that I had left my checkbook in my vehicle and spoke with one of your employees at the front door, asking him if it was all right to station my cart by the entrance door while I run to my vehicle and retrieve my check book. After the elderly man gave me the clearance I began exiting and was immediately stopped by two loss prevention employees who began accusing me of removing an item that was not paid for. I was utterly shocked for these accusations because I commented no crime of the sort and informed them I was only running to my vehicle to retrieve my personal checkbook. The two loss preventions employees then began becoming irate with me insisting that I follow them to the office, this uncalled for issue began shocking other customers who were visiting your business, that is when I immediately stopped and held my position inside your store. I then placed my hands above my head and gave permission to your loss prevention to perform a pat down threw ALL my pockets at free will or I would empty them out in front of everyone. The black male employee then became very irate towards me and I then decided to go ahead and follow him to your office. While in route to your office I observed all of your customers staring at the issue in utter shock, because I also was a Security Officer in uniform for another large business firm. At this time I stopped and turned back towards the exit door and stated to your loss prevention that I never removed anything from this business and due to the load occurrence I want to take this outside. The loss prevention employee refused to follow my request, I then stated to them that this is terrible and I will NEVER shop at a Meijer's Store again and I will pass this issue on to several other customers. Once I decided to exit, your employee contacted the Maumee Police Department and began making unruly threats towards me.
I then turned back and made sure that I gave your loss prevention employees my full name, make and model of my vehicle and my license plates to turn over to Maumee Police. These false accusations all occurred because I was picking out your cereal that was on sale at 5 for $9.00 and found behind a box of Frosted Flakes an empty plastic case the was not holding any radar detector and was unlawfully removed by a previous customer. I then picked up the empty container and was looking the package over deciding to deliver it up front to the cashier while I was checking out. As I considered turn the package in I decided that no if I would turn this package in, I would possibly begin becoming a suspect. I then threw the package back on the shelf where I found it and preceded towards the checkout. These false accusations were shocking and now I have charges filed against me threw the Maumee Police Department and your business. I deal with the Maumee Police Department on a weekly basis because after I finished my career as a Peace Officer I decided to help protect and serve our local businesses and the patrons who are honest. While I was on my way home I notified my local police department and discussed this entire issue with them, which placed them in utter shock. I then contacted a past employee of Meijers who was a loss prevention employee for Meijer's for over 10 years and discussed this issue to him. When I explained the issue he immediately questioned, who was the employee whom accused you of this when I gave the description of your employee he knew immediately who I was talking about and then stated That guy has falsely accused several customers before and I am surprised that Meijer's still has him employed. This entire ordeal was so embarrassing because I purchase most of my groceries from your business due to your outstanding sales that other stores do not hold. I am now being forced to appear in court for the first charges that I have ever had in my 42 years, and after this court hearing takes place with my attorney, I have decided to file my own charges against Meijer's and the two employees for wrongful accusations involving retail fraud, Once this finishes in court and if I am wrongfully accused over this matter, I will be contacting Toledo 11 news, channel 13 as well as Fox news explaining what took place at the Maumee Meijer's Store. If this issue does pursue and I lose my positions as a Public Safety Officer and suffer these wrongful charges I will be ordering a polygraph exam threw the local Police Departments and paying the cost of approximately $650.00 myself. This is the first time in my life that I have ever been accused of committing any crime and ask the request that you make your loss prevention employee read the state ORC code 2913.02 in order to understand the full extent of theft.

Sincerely
Extreamly Upset and Wrongfully Accused Customer

DBB
N/A, Ohio
U.S.A.