A Michigan judge sought to have Walmart shoplifters offer free car washes for their punishment, but the plan was overruled by ...

A Michigan judge has thrown cold water on a plan to have Walmart shoplifters wash cars as a consequence for their misdemeanor ...

Genesee District Court Judge Jeffrey Clothier had ordered probationers convicted of shoplifting at the Grand Blanc Township ...

People convicted of shoplifting from the Walmart in Grand Blanc Township will not be washing customers' cars for free, the 67th District Court announced.

The car washes will be free ... stock.adobe.com Clothier told The Associated Press that he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for misdemeanor shoplifting at the store ...

With Crawford's order, however, the car wash is finished. "I'm frustrated," Clothier said. "I'm still going to try to come up with a creative way to solve this problem. ... I had 37 new Walmart ...

He hopes the community service will discourage people from stealing, and reward shoppers who could see higher prices or lose ...

I had 37 new Walmart theft offenses two days ago. In the last month, it’s been well over 100.” He said 20 to 30 judges around Michigan who heard about the car wash pledged to join the bucket ...