Rachel Svenman. {BSO}
A Parkland woman was arrested on a warrant after police said she battered a Walmart employee who was attempting to stop her from purchasing Apple gift cards tied to suspected scams.
According to a Coral Springs Police Department incident report, Rachel Svenman, 74, of Parkland, was taken into custody by Broward County Sheriff’s deputies on May 15 on a battery charge stemming from a September 27 incident at the Walmart located at 6001 Coral Ridge Drive.
Investigators said Walmart employees had become familiar with Svenman because she allegedly visited the store multiple times seeking to load Apple gift cards to their maximum amounts. Employees reportedly refused to assist her because they feared the transactions were linked to fraud-related schemes.
According to the probable cause affidavit, loss prevention officers provided surveillance footage showing Svenman interacting with employees near the customer service desk. Police said the employee attempted to intervene after another worker denied the gift card transaction.
The Walmart employee told officers Svenman became upset after being refused service and allegedly began making remarks telling employees to “go back to their country.”
Eventually, the altercation allegedly became physical.
Following an investigation, Svenman was arrested and transported to the Broward County Main Jail.
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