A Florida man who said he applied for a security job at Walt Disney World in Florida wanted to impress his future boss.
So, to emphasize what he said, it was a lazy watch of the company, the man, David Proudfoot, a gray T-shirt, beige pants, Disney worn by employees at Disney Resort, Swan Reserve. I wore my name tag and removed R2-D2. According to the authorities, a “Star Wars” droid and an unidentified game machine.
R2-D2 may have been the droid he was looking for, but Disney’s security test by Proudfoot backfired. According to an arrest report dated May 31, he was charged with massive theft and misleading information.
Proudfoot, 44, of Kissimmee, Florida, admitted to investigators that he had moved up to $ 10,000 worth of droids, according to a report by Christopher Wurzesian, deputy director of the Sheriff’s Office in Orange County, a game console. rice field.
Deputy Wrzesien writes that Proudfoot “temporarily moved” the droid from the third floor of the hotel to an unknown location. Regarding the game console, Proudfoot told his agent that he had no intention of moving it off the premises, according to the report.
“The Walt Disney World Security application is pending and we have moved items to show the resort’s security weaknesses in the hope of securing a higher-paying job at WDW,” he told investigators. Was. “
Proudfoot wasn’t asked to comment on Saturday, and his lawyer wasn’t ready to respond. Representatives from Walt Disney World and the Sheriff’s Office in Orange County did not respond to requests for comment.
When authorities first arrived at the Swan Reserve on May 31, they found Mr Proudfoot impersonating an office worker, Wrzesien wrote.
He initially misnamed the investigator David E. Rogers, but no one was hired by the company. According to the report, Proudfoot also said his manager’s name was the name of a Disney employee who worked in California instead of Florida.
Deputy Wrzesien accompanied Proudfoot to retrieve items from the lockers, and Proudfoot followed a route that seemed to be inconsistent with employee procedures, the report said.
“At some point, David took us to the stairs leading to the administration office,” writes Deputy Wrzesien. “When I asked David where I was going, he said,’Oh, you wanted to talk to my manager to confirm my employment.'”
Investigators confirmed Mr. Proudfoot’s real name on his Florida driver’s license, the report said.
Proudfoot has been involved in other thefts of Disney-owned real estate, leading up to the R2-D2 incident.
In January, a sheriff at the Four Seasons Resort reported that he was involved in the theft of about $ 735 worth of bathroom products from a men’s changing room. The following month, he was arrested for revealing his identity as a guest under another name after purchasing a gold necklace of over $ 700.
On May 16, Proudfoot was charged with theft of bathroom lighting and towel cabinets from the gym at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort. He also admitted that he had invaded at least three arcade machines at Walt Disney World’s facility, the report said.
