‘Chicken man’ steals over $12,000 in chicken from Food Lion stores: deputies

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A man accused of stealing chicken from a Food Lion store in Spartanburg County may have also stolen more than $12,000 worth of chicken from numerous Food Lion stores in North Carolina.

According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to the Food Lion on Reidville Road regarding surveillance video of a person who entered the store on June 21 and “obtained two packages of chicken by fraudulent means.”

The store told deputies that the man showed a store employee a screenshot on his phone of a barcode from some “bad chicken” he had recently purchased and wanted the store to replace.

The store employee granted the man’s request and he then left the store with the two packs of chicken.

Investigators said that Food Lion’s Corporate Security has been investigating the man and that he has already stolen more than $12,000 in chicken from numerous stores throughout North Carolina.

Deputies said the stores targeted by the man refer to him as “Chicken Man.”

The store provided a surveillance photo of the man.

The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said they are still working to identify the suspect and anyone with information is asked to call them.

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