Holly Springs police thwart true-life Grinch throughout Store-With-A-Cop

A suspected thief picked a poor time to go shoplifting at a Concentrate on Saturday early morning, as Holly Springs Law enforcement had been just arriving to meet up with with families for their once-a-year Shop-With-A-Cop party.

Courtest of the Holly Springs Law enforcement Section

“Regrettably, there was a Grinch who tried out to steal Christmas nowadays… actually,” read a write-up to the law enforcement department’s Facebook web site.

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Mark Andrews, spokesperson for the City of Holly Springs explained to ABC11, about 10 officers ended up arriving at the Concentrate on at Holly Springs Towne Heart when the suspected shoplifter ditched a purchasing cart with nearly $2,300 in merchandise he had staged and was prepared to steal.

“The lookout for the suspect thought the law enforcement experienced arrived to arrest them,” Andrews reported.

Andrews explained at about the identical time the initial officer went within the retail outlet to greet the 8 family members officers had been going to store with that working day, they received a report from an personnel that there had been an attempted theft.

In the deserted buying cart, police said they found 3 backpacks from the retailer, stuffed with electronics and apparel.

“Fantastic detail Santa — and the officers serving to him, confirmed up,” the Fb put up examine.

Holly Springs Police have warrants out for the suspect who Andrews claimed is also preferred for a larceny that took place at a Sheetz in Holly Springs an hour previously that day.