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GP Police Arrested Woman for Attempting to Swindle Walmart Out of Clothing

Grants Pass Police arrested a woman for attempting to swindle Walmart out of some clothing last weekend.

According to the Police Department, officers responded to a theft complaint at the store on NE Terry Lane on Sunday shortly after 2 p.m..

Police said a 43-year-old female subject was observed on camera skip-scanning about $42 in clothing items. They said she was stopped by loss prevention as she tried to leave the store and she later admitted to the crime.

Walmart managers said the first-time offender was cooperative after being detained. She was lodged at the nearby Josephine County Jail for 3rd-Degree Theft.
Posted on 8/27/24 11:22AM by Sam Marsh