Shoppers head into and out of a Walmart store, Feb. 7, 2025, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, FILE)
\n\nDETROIT (AP) — A Michigan judge has thrown cold water on a plan to have Walmart shoplifters wash cars as a consequence for their misdemeanor crime.
\n\nThe unusual sentence came from Judge Jeffrey Clothier, who has been on the 67th District Court in Genesee County for only a few months. He said having shoplifters give free car washes would serve the community and possibly discourage other people from stealing from the big retailer.
\n\nBut Chief Judge William Crawford II overruled him, saying the junior jurist first should have sought approval from him and other court officials.
\n\n“This is especially true where the proposed alternative punishment deviates from the usual and accepted methods,” Crawford said in a statement Friday, adding that “ ‘Walmart Washes’ will not be taking place as reported.”
\n\nClothier made headlines in February when he told The Associated Press that he was ordering 75 to 100 store thieves to return to Grand Blanc Township, near Flint, to wash cars for free when spring weather arrives.
\n\nHe said he had the endorsement of local store managers. But after hearing about…
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