TikTok logo on phone There are a number of potential downsides that come with deciding to routinely chronicle a good chunk of your life on social media for the rest of the world to see. There are plenty of people who’ve learned that lesson the hard way, including a woman who’s been charged with shoplifting at a Target in Florida with the help of a TikTok video of her trip to the store. Most people who got a stern talking-to from their parents th…

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Influencer Arrested For Shoplifting In Florida After Blowing Up Her Own Spot On TikTok

Marlena Velez, 22, posted a ‘Day in the life as a mom’ video showing off the haul, police said

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TikToker arrested after allegedly showing off stolen Target haul to 350k followers

TikTok influencer Marlena Velez, 22, was charged with petit theft for stealing goods from Target

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TikTok influencer arrested after allegedly showing off stolen Target goods in her videos

A social media influencer Marlena Velez was arrested for theft after police used her own posts to find her, according to a Cape Coral Police press release. Police tracked down the suspect after an anonymous caller helped them identify the suspect on Instagram and TikTok.

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TikTok influencer posted herself going shopping at Target. Police say she was actually shoplifting

Velez, who posts videos about her life as a mom to two kids on TikTok, was then identified as the shoplifter by an anonymous caller claiming to be one of her followers, police said.

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TikTok influencer arrested after allegedly flaunting shoplifted Target goods on video: ‘She’s been living recklessly’

A US TikToker with nearly 300,000 followers was arrested after police say she shoplifted US$500 ($764) worth of merchandise from a Florida Target - and even filmed part of it for her account.Officers with the Cape Coral Police Department responded to Target on NE Pine Island Road last week for a past retail theft.Loss Prevention at Target said that on October 30, an unknown female, later identified as Marlena Velez, 22, entered the store and gra…

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TikToker charged with shoplifting after being ID'd from online video

A TIKTOK influencer has been arrested for allegedly stealing over $500 worth of items from Target. Marlena Velez, who has over 300,000 followers on the social media platform, was arrested by police in Cape Coral, Florida, after cops were able to identify her with the help of her own TikTok videos. TikToker Marlena Velez was arrested and charged with petty theft after allegedly stealing 16 items from TargetCape Coral Police Department Cape Coral …

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TikToker who 'stole from Target' arrested after cops used her video against her

A Florida-based TikTok influencer was arrested after showing off goods she allegedly shoplifted from her local Target in a video posted to her over 300K followers. Marlena Velez, 22, is facing petty theft charges for allegedly stealing more than $500 from the Target store in Cape Coral on Oct. 30, according to the Fort Myers News-Press. The retail chain’s loss prevention team told the Cape Coral police that a shoplifter was allegedly caught on s…

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A popular TikTok influencer allegedly filmed herself shoplifting $500 worth of goods from Target and posted the evidence for the internet to see.

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TikTok influencer allegedly recorded herself shoplifting $500 from Target and posted it

Of all the things you shouldn’t record, showing yourself getting dressed in the clothes you wear while allegedly committing a crime should be a no-brainer. But 22-year-old Marlena Velez records herself doing mostly everything else on her TikTok account — watching “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” her morning shower routine, cooking dinner — so why not tease an alleged shoplifting spree for her nearly 347,000 followers? Velez was arrested Thursd…

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'Out There Living Her Best Life': TikTok Influencer Marlena Velez Accused of Stealing Car, Walmart Theft Before Allegedly Shoplifting from Target and Featuring Stolen Items In Video Post

Influencer Arrested For Shoplifting In Florida After Blowing Up Her Own Spot On TikTok

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