Two charged after Walmart robbery
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On Jan. 28 at 12:12 p.m., the Hillsboro Police Department received a call of subjects shoplifting from Walmart.
Through the course of investigation, it was determined that Vanessa Nicole Carter, 23, and Cecil R. Carter, 48, had attempted to remove two shopping carts full of items worth $748 from the store without paying for the items.
When Vanessa Carter was confronted by store loss control after she had pushed a shopping cart full of items from the store, she ran to a vehicle and fled the scene in the vehicle.
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Minutes later, Cecil Carter was observed by store employees pushing a shopping cart of items toward the exit of the store that he had not paid for. Mr. Carter was confronted by a Walmart loss control associate. Mr. Carter pushed the loss control associate toward the wall and ran from the store. Walmart employees observed Mr. Carter run across Harry Sauner Road to the vehicle Vanessa Carter had driven off in.
The vehicle was located and stopped by the Hillsboro Police Department shortly after, and both Vanessa Carter and Cecil Carter were taken into custody by the Hillsboro Police. Cecil Carter has been charged with robbery and criminal trespassing, and Vanessa Carter has been charged with theft.
Through the course of investigation, it was determined that Vanessa Nicole Carter, 23, and Cecil R. Carter, 48, had attempted to remove two shopping carts full of items worth $748 from the store without paying for the items.
When Vanessa Carter was confronted by store loss control after she had pushed a shopping cart full of items from the store, she ran to a vehicle and fled the scene in the vehicle.
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Minutes later, Cecil Carter was observed by store employees pushing a shopping cart of items toward the exit of the store that he had not paid for. Mr. Carter was confronted by a Walmart loss control associate. Mr. Carter pushed the loss control associate toward the wall and ran from the store. Walmart employees observed Mr. Carter run across Harry Sauner Road to the vehicle Vanessa Carter had driven off in.
The vehicle was located and stopped by the Hillsboro Police Department shortly after, and both Vanessa Carter and Cecil Carter were taken into custody by the Hillsboro Police. Cecil Carter has been charged with robbery and criminal trespassing, and Vanessa Carter has been charged with theft.