Wanted Couple Caught in Theft of Purse From Walmart

A 25-year-old woman from Commerce and a 26-year-old man from Waterford were arrested Tuesday after loss-prevention officers at recognized the two, from surveillance footage, as wanted in connection with a Nov. 8 theft from the store.

Lt. Adam Kline said the couple was detained Tuesday until police officers arrived, after the couple returned to the store. At that time, the two were arrested and taken to the police station, where they were held pending the issuance of charges and arraignment.

Kline said store surveillance cameras showed the two taking a purse Nov. 8. According to the police report at the time, a woman told police she forgot to take her purse from her cart when she placed the cart return area in the Walmart parking lot at 12:48 p.m. Nov. 8. When she realized she had left her purse, she returned to the cart return area, but her purse was missing, according to the report.

Police obtained video surveillance from the store and viewed two adults and two children walking up to the cart, the report said. They are seen on video watching the woman leave the parking lot. Kline said the man is then seen placing one of the children in the cart, over the purse. The couple is then seen returning to their car and leaving the area.

It's likely the couple will be arraigned Wednesday.

Man caught trespassing

A 26-year-old man from Pontiac was caught inside the by police at 12:05 a.m. Sunday after the man triggered the alarm.

Kline said that when police arrived, they found the man rummaging through boxes of copper. The man was arrested and told police he had been sleeping in the building, the report said.

He was released on bond, pending issuance of a warrant for trespassing and attempted theft in a vacant property.

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