Off-Duty Police Officer Dragged While Trying To Stop Alleged Shoplifters In Sonora
An off-duty Sonora police officer was dragged by a vehicle while trying to stop suspected shoplifters earlier this week.
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An off-duty Sonora police officer was dragged by a vehicle while trying to stop suspected shoplifters earlier this week.
An alleged shoplifter is now also facing assault charges after he reportedly injured a store employee's wrist.
CBS13 found that while the rate of these grab and dash crimes is on the rise, the rate of arrest is down.
Police have arrested three people suspected of stealing merchandise from local stores after the suspects allegedly unboxed it before they left.
When police found the two in their car a short time later, they say Johnson and Frazer had more than $4000 worth of stolen goods.
Akhtar tells News 3 that he spots the shoplifters on surveillance video and then confronts them before leaving the property.
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Three workers took the gun and pinned the man to the wall, but were fired shortly after. Wal-Mart disagrees about exactly what happened, saying the shoplifter tried to leave at one point and kept the weapon in his pocket.
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