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Man tries to steal pressure washer

By From staff reports
Published in News on July 21, 2016 1:46 PM

A man attempted to steal a pressure washer from Walmart at 2908 U.S. 70 West Monday, but fled the scene when confronted by an employee.

An employee of the store contacted police to report that an unknown black male had attempted to take a pressure washer valued at $297 from the store without paying, a police report on the incident says.

According to the report, the unknown suspect dropped the pressure washer and drove away from the scene when an employee spoke to him.

Warrants are expected to be secured on the unknown suspect once he is identified, the report says.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255 or text at 919-222-4230.