yes, but only 10+ years ago as a teenager. I bet 100 to 1 the overactive manager was worried about theft and nothing else.

Go back to the store and complain to the current manager on duty. You have names, right? if not, you have the date & time it happened. make a bit of a stink about it. Write a nice letter to their corporate office http://www.kroger.com/help/Pages/contact_us.aspx

Most retail stores loose 5-10% of their merchandise to "shrinkage": theft! I bet you looked suspicious to them