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"   Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? In this case, it was a Walmart employee who was caught red-handed pilfering Oreos. According to ABC News, a Walmart employee was caught snacking on the store&amp;#039;s Oreos and was arrested for felony theft. A box of cookies may not seem like much when compared to the other expensive items one could potentially steal from Walmart, but when an open package was found at the Portage Indiana store, an internal investigation was launched. More from Delish: Snack Food Rewind: A History of Our Favorite Treats Apparently a food wrapper found in the store and surveillance video were evidence enough to prove Penny S. Winters was to blame for the mysterious missing cookies. Once confronted, Winters admitted to eating the cookies and confessed that she had been stealing Oreos and other junk food for personal consumption on a weekly basis for the past four years. More from Delish: Slam Dunk Cookies from Martha Stewart Although Winters apologized for her actions and said it wouldn&amp;#039;t happen again, Walmart still pressed charges and fired her from her $11.40-an-hour maintenance position. Winters told the police she had stolen the junk food because she couldn&amp;#039;t afford to buy it herself. As to why Winters was fired, Walmart spokesperson Ashley Hardie explained, &amp;quot;We have high standards on how we conduct business in our stores and high expectations for all our associates. This includes acting with honesty, integrity and following company policies and guidelines.&amp;quot; Do you think Winters deserved her felony theft charge? Find more great food content on Delish: Search for the perfect recipe from our homepageFind out the latest food newsGet a recipe book to save your favorite dishesSign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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