PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Cell phone video captures a brazen theft of liquor at a Virginia ABC Store in Portsmouth.
Police say 41-year-old Diante Jackson of Virginia Beach stuffed multiple bottles of alcohol down his pants and simply walked out without paying, all while bemused onlookers jeered.
Surveillance video from inside the store on London Boulevard shows the man picking out at least four bottles of top-shelf vodka on December 30.
Additionally, Portsmouth police claim Jackson has hit this same store before, and stolen more than $3,000 in alcohol.
Jackson is charged with grand larceny.
The thefts remain under investigation. If you have any information that may help detectives, you're asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-562-5887. You can also submit a tip online at P3Tips.com.