Eugene Moore, 41, was arrested in St Louis County, Missouri, and was charged with a class D felony.

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Moore was charged on Wednesday with trying to steal over $750 in merchandise, per KMOV.

Court documents claim he attended a Schnucks supermarket on two separate occasions.

On both trips, he placed various bottles of liquor in a shopping cart and covered them with a jacket.

He went through the self-checkout and tried to disguise the liquor by purchasing a bunch of bananas,

He stole $1,193 in merchandise total from the two separate trips.

Moore also paid with his debit card, which was later used to identify him.

He was summoned to appear in court on November 13, where he’ll answer to his charge.

Self-checkout theft has become increasingly popular over the past years, with major grocery stores having to rethink their practices in order to deal with shrinkage.

Kroger and Walmart have been trying to devise new tools to prevent theft, with Walmart incorporating a hybrid version of self-checkout.

Kroger shops have added more security cameras and have started incorporating AI tech.

“We are implementing initiatives to mitigate the financial impact, including increased security and new technology solutions,” said Kroger’s CFO.

“But we expect shrink trends will continue to be a challenge for the remainder of the year.”

Stores like Target have decided to lock up many of the items that are often stolen, requiring customers to ask employees to help them shop.

The experience has proved to be frustrating for many shoppers, who have to spend a while when purchasing items like body wash, toothpaste, and deodorant.