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GP Police Nabbed Man for Stealing Walmart Property & Trying to Flee in Car

Grants Pass Police arrested a man for stealing merchandise from Walmart and then trying to drive away with the goods.

The Police Department reports officers responded to a shoplifting complaint at the store on NE Terry Lane on Saturday at about 11:50 a.m..

Police said 35-year-old Nikola Markovic collected around $113 worth of items from Walmart and passed all points of sale, depriving the store of its property. He was seen leaving the parking lot in a red vehicle that was stopped in short order.

Markovic was placed into custody and lodged at the nearby jail facility for 2nd-Degree Theft. The stolen property was returned to Walmart.
Posted on 1/1/24 8:21AM by Sam Marsh