California cops are hunting down a dollar store Jason Statham — or at least a “less attractive version” of him — who allegedly ripped off a Whole Foods for $1,700 worth of caviar last month.
“This is not Jason Statham filming an action scene in a grocery store,” the Irvine Police Department joked in a “Wanted Wednesday” post seeking the public’s help in locating the perpetrator.
The fish egg theft was all smoke and mirrors, with not-Statham apparently trying to disguise his crime by selecting a handful of everyday items to appear like a typical shopper.
A man stole approximately $1,700 worth of caviar from an Irvine Whole Foods last month by hiding the items in a paper bag. Irvine Police Department
Police describe the suspect as a bald man with facial hair, dressed in all black, who resembles a “less attractive version” of actor Jason Statham. Lions Gate/Courtesy Everett Collection
But cops say he hid the expensive caviar tins in a Whole Foods bag he brought with him, ditched his shopping basket and walked out of the store with the luxury goods.
The theft was discovered after an employee noticed the entire caviar section had been emptied and reviewed security footage.
Management later saw the suspect allegedly taking tins priced between $99 and $170 each, Fox 11 reported.
