👮‍♂️NJ police officer resigns after own arrest

👮‍♂️Cop was accused of shoplifting, twice

👮‍♂️Incidents both involved self-checkout


Months after being busted on charges of shoplifting over $200 in groceries at a store, an officer has stepped down from his post at the Point Pleasant Police Department.

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Joshua Gunnell resigned, effective Sept. 1, Point Pleasant Police Chief Adam Picca confirmed on Thursday, adding “There are no additional charges pending.”

Gunnell was a Detective Sgt. and head of the Point Pleasant detective bureau at the time of his arrest.

Police had said in late June, he tried to walk out of a Walmart store in Brick Township after scanning only one item at a self-checkout register.

By August, he had been suspended without pay.

Self checkout theft (Canva)
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According to a study by The University of Leicester, theft rates doubled at self-checkouts — while a 2019 YouGov survey said 10% of shoppers admitted to stealing while using self-checkout kiosks.

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