This employee was fired for recording this

On Father’s Day, a supermarket employee named Santino Burrola was fired after he recorded three men stealing approximately $500 worth of laundry detergent from a King Soopers grocery store in Colorado. Burrola, a former military police officer, was alerted to a theft in progress at the store. His first instinct was to pull out his phone and record the incident. He saw a man halfway out of the store with a food cart full of laundry detergents and scent boosters. As he walked out of the store, he saw the three thieves hurriedly loading up a black Chevy Trax. One of them was opening the doors, another was throwing a basket full of items into the back seat, and the third was struggling to unload the full shopping cart. In the viral video shared by the Arapahoe Sheriff’s Office, Burrola can be heard saying, “Really, bro, you got to resort to this? The economy isn’t that bad,”. He even joked with the men, saying, “Better gettin’ while the gettin’s good,”. The video shows the thieves having trouble getting into the vehicle as they attempted to flee the parking lot. This allowed Burrola to yank a sheet of foil covering the license plate. After the men left the area, Burrola called the police and later shared the video on social media, which helped the investigators. The video was viewed 1.5 million times and was even shared by rapper Snoop Dogg. Investigators have already identified and arrested the driver, Jorge Pantoja, 32, the man in the green shirt. Pantoja is currently in custody at the Adams County Detention Facility on unrelated felony charges. When Burrola returned to the store for his next shift, he learned he had been suspended, and a week later was fired. He sat down with the union rep and the store management, who recommended termination. Burrola stated that he didn’t break any rules or touch the thieves — all he was doing was trying to help the community. Burrola expressed that he didn’t feel he overstepped boundaries as he didn’t physically touch the thieves or alter their shoplifting in any way. He just revealed the license plate to help the community to be aware, the police be aware and to help better catch them. He hopes this incident will bring about changes to policy, giving power back to retail workers like himself.

Shoplifting is legal but recording it is not? Weird world we are living in

what a fail

It's taped..

Don't judge a book by its cover. 😂

I want the old America back. The one where you’d have multiple employees and bystanders stopping this from happening. While also holding these people from leaving until the police show up and actually arrest them…

Don't understand why he was fired! Is it wrong for employees to film thieves who were carting away groceries they did not pay for?🤷‍♂️

Why was he fired? The company should appreciate that he is trying to help aid in identifying people who are hurting/stealing from the company. He should have been given a raise. Losing his job over this is ridiculous!

Fire vs water

Company policy is the reason. This is all about insurance and injuries. The company should modify their policy.