Shoplifter found with loaded gun and drugs in Pennsylvania Walmart

Occurred October 9, 2013.


25-year old Diayellon Pichardo was caught shoplifting in a Walmart in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.  When police arrived, they found on the man a loaded .22 caliber handgun that had been reported stolen and a large amount of illegal drugs.  The man did not have a permit for the gun.

From an article:

Troopers said they were called to Walmart for a retail theft Pichardo was allegedly involved and while searching him found three smaller bags of suspected cocaine, five white pills and 152 baggies of suspected heroin.  Troopers also found loaded and concealed .22 caliber handgun that was reported stolen from West Hazleton, court papers state.

Store loss prevention spotted Pichardo and another man attempting to exit the store with merchandise they didn't pay for and detained them. court papers state.

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Three Texas teens found with stolen realistic pellet guns, drugs, and stolen car at Walmart in New Mexico

Occurred July 23, 2013.


Three teen boys from Texas, ages 16, 17, and 18, were on the run with a stolen car and wound up being captured in the parking lot of a Walmart in Carlsbad, New Mexico.  In the car with them were three realistic-looking pellet guns and drugs.  At least one of the guns had been reported stolen  from a Walmart store.

From an article:

Baca checked the license plate and VIN number on the vehicle and discovered the truck had been stolen out of Seminole, Texas, where the two juveniles, Javier Mares and Curtis Kelly, were from. Officer Norman Bowie found several homemade marijuana pipes, loose marijuana, three black pellet handguns and bottles of Crown Royal and Malibu Red inside the vehicle, according to the police report.  

The report states officers caught the driver of the Toyota Tundra, later identified as Edgar Madrid, 18, of Hobbs, attempting to break into another vehicle south of Walmart.  

Baca said an officer saw a gun on the ground in front of the Dumpster where Madrid was hiding and asked Madrid to raise his hands. Madrid then started to reach down to his waistband, most of his body still behind the Dumpster, Baca said. Officers reportedly did not know the gun was fake and had been stolen from Walmart until Madrid was placed in custody. 

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Gun stolen from vehicle in Alabama Walmart parking lot

Occurred July 9, 2013.


From the police blotter for Huntsville, Alabama:

Sparkman Drive: A Glock 9mm semiautomatic handgun was stolen out of a vehicle at Walmart at 10 p.m. Sunday.

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