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Officers with the Grants Pass Police Department apprehended two theft suspects Sunday during separate instances.

At 1:28 p.m., dispatch received report of the theft, and that the man fled on foot. He had taken about $74 worth of merchandise from the Walmart at 135 NE Terry Lane and bypassed all points of sale.

Officers were able to locate and detain the suspect, Shane Barton, at the corner of NE Fairview Avenue and NE Terry Lane. He admitted to the theft, and the merchandise was recovered. Barton was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Third Degree Theft. He was also trespassed from Walmart.

An hour later, dispatch was alerted to another Walmart theft at 2:28 p.m., this time for over $1,000 of stolen merchandise. An employee said the suspect was detained but refused to give his identification. It was reported the suspect also had a weapon in his possession.

Officers arrived and positively identified Jordan Campbell as the shoplifter. He was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on charges of First Degree Theft and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. He was trespassed from the Walmart.