BENITO VASQUEZ-MENDEZ IS SET TO TURN HIMSELF INTO JAIL FRIDAY AT THE METRO DETENTION CENTER. THAT FROM A METRO COURT SPOKESPERSON. THE 41 YEAR OLD VASQUEZ-MENDEZ IS SAID TO HAVE STOLEN 816 GROCERY STORE SHOPPING CARTS, THEN SOLD THEM AS SCRAP METAL. HE MADE JUST OVER 3-THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE SCRAP MENTAL DEAL.
VASQUEZ-MENDEZ WAS INITIALLY HIRED BY SMITH’S FOOD STORES TO REPAIR THE BROKEN CARTS. THE CARTS WERE WORTH 100 THOUSAND DOLLARS.
