Dylan Rockwell, 32, admitted to police that he used a ring with a hidden barcode for tomato soup to steal high-value items from Walmart in Caldwell, a suburb of Boise, the Caldwell Police Department said in a release on Monday.

Police said the suspect "admitted to committing several thefts from Walmart" by "wearing a ring with a barcode, specifically for tomato soup."

CALDWELL, Idaho — A man is accused of using a ring embedded with a tomato soup barcode to scan expensive items at a Walmart in southwestern Idaho, authorities said.

An Idaho man thought he had found a clever way to outsmart Walmart's self-checkout system—until police caught on. According to authorities, 32-year-old Dylan Rockwell used a ring with a homemade barcode to scan a cheap tin of soup while attempting to walk away with hundreds of pounds' worth of goods.

Ring this guy up. An ingenious Idaho man used a homemade barcode-inscribed ring at Walmart’s self-checkout to pay the price of a can of soup for pricey goods, according to authorities. Dylan Rockwell,