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Surfside Walmart employee struggles with gun-toting shoplifting suspect, police say
WOWK ^ | Nicholas Cartmil

Posted on 04/25/2014 4:35:32 PM PDT by Morgana

SURFSIDE BEACH, SC -Commotion at the Surfside Walmart Thursday afternoon led to a West Virginia couple being escorted from the store in handcuffs. What started as a shoplifting case ended with a car being towed with drugs and ammo inside.

James Ferguson, 26, and his wife, Leeza Ferguson, 19, both of West Virginia were stopped on suspicion of shoplifting. An employee noticed the couple because the woman had a very large handbag. The report indicates they put a phone charger and swimsuit in the handbag and then they moved to the register where they purchased a few small items but made no attempt to pay for the concealed items.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: gun; guns; walmart; westvirginia

1 posted on 04/25/2014 4:35:32 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

My mother-in-law lives in Surfside Beach. I’ve shopped at that very Walmart.


2 posted on 04/25/2014 4:36:16 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Celebrating the return of Piper after 16 days on the lam. Have a drink!)
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If Walmart follows their historical reaction to this type of situation, both employees will be looking for a new job soon.


3 posted on 04/25/2014 4:39:24 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: doc1019

That’s true.


4 posted on 04/25/2014 4:40:20 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Celebrating the return of Piper after 16 days on the lam. Have a drink!)
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To: doc1019

if they were Liberal supporters in the San Fran area, Nancy Pelosi would of paid their bail and give them positions of Leadership.


5 posted on 04/25/2014 4:46:16 PM PDT by Cruz_West_Paul2016
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To: doc1019

The Kohl’s store in Woodridge, Il caught and prosecuted several shop lifters every month. I wish all stores would do that. Walmart does’nt care. They just pass on the cost to those of us who do not shoplift.


6 posted on 04/25/2014 4:49:23 PM PDT by entropy12 (Democrats win WH for one reason...welfare checks, food stamps and 143 more giveaways)
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To: doc1019

They may get fired, but I’m sure there are a few business owners who’d appreciate hiring those individuals because they showed initiative and did the right the thing at the risk to their own lives from the criminals and from Wally World.


7 posted on 04/25/2014 4:50:18 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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A guy I sold a house to in Atlanta was an immigrant from South Africa. He was in the security business. He was head of security for department stores there. He told me that where he was from, it was commonplace for shoplifters to be armed.


8 posted on 04/25/2014 5:01:07 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: doc1019

Loss Prevention = Steal Us Blind.


9 posted on 04/25/2014 5:03:40 PM PDT by Autonomous User
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To: Morgana

Wow, that’s a HARD 19. The neck tat is real classy, too.


10 posted on 04/25/2014 5:16:06 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Morgana

A poor meth head just can’t catch a break these days.


11 posted on 04/25/2014 5:29:01 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: The Antiyuppie
He told me that where he was from, it was commonplace for shoplifters to be armed.

That's probably because the conviction rate is low. Grand theft and armed robbery carry very different sentences.

12 posted on 04/25/2014 6:18:26 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Tax-chick

I live in Myrtle beach been to that Walmart many of a time.


13 posted on 04/25/2014 8:59:39 PM PDT by StoneWall Brigade
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