Shoplifter posing as policeman threatens Walmart employees with gun

Occurred September 17, 2013.

Armed shoplifter at Louisville Walmart (source)

A man was stopped by loss prevention employees after he tried to shoplift some merchandise, in a Walmart in Louisville, Kentucky.  The man then showed a fake police badge.  When that failed to let him get away with shoplifting, he then threatened the employees with a handgun, then fled the scene.

From an article:

"He probably didn't think that he would get stopped just because of the badge and the gun," said LMPD Detective John Green. "I think he probably thought, 'I'll be able to come in, I'll look like a policeman and they probably won't question my motives.'" 

But instead, Green says the suspect was stopped at the store exit and asked to show his receipt. 

"The only thing he said was, 'I've got your receipt' when he pointed down at his gun," Green says. "And he kind of tapped it, and at that point, that's when he pulled it out and pointed it at everybody." 

Police say the suspect is a black male who was wearing a shirt and tie. His image appears in surveillance video and in the still photos shown on the right of this story. 

"I think it was air mattresses, several type things like that, and he just went right to the door ... you know, passed up the cashier area and went right to the exit," says Green. 

Green also got a good description of the man's badge. "It resembled a star. If you've ever seen like a deputy sheriff's badge, it was similar to that. It wasn't like ours, which is more oval."

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Armed robbery by a gunman in a Virginia Walmart

Occurred October 11, 2013.


A man robbed a Walmart at gunpoint, in Prince William County, Virginia. 

From a brief police report:

Male entered the store armed with a handgun and took an undisclosed amount of U.S. Currency. Fled the store.

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Armed gunman threatens employees in California Walmart

Occurred October 11, 2013.


A man in a Napa County, California, Walmart shoplifted by loading a shopping cart with items then getting a gift card in exchange.  When loss prevention employees confronted him, the man, Hussein Abedelal, 32, pulled out a handgun and threatened them before fleeing.  Luckily, no one was injured.

From an article:

According to Sheriff's Capt. Tracey Stuart, Napa County deputies responded to Walmart in American Canyon for an armed robbery just after 3 p.m. on Sept. 23.  

The armed suspect had loaded a shopping cart with more than $200 worth of items and then returned the items for a gift card.  

Two Asset Protection Associates stopped the suspect after he left the store. As they re-entered the store, the suspect pulled a silver-colored pistol from his waist area and pointed it at the associates.  The suspect fled in a dark gray 1980s Honda Civic.

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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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Shots fired in another South Carolina Walmart

Occurred October 28, 2013.


A drive-by shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Rock Hill, South Carolina, when a person in a car opened fire at another group of people, shattering glass in the car.  Luckily no one was injured.

From an article:

One of the men involved in the shooting met with police when his grandfather took him to the law center, police reported. The man, 19, told police he and a friend were driving through the Walmart parking lot when they noticed the people in a Crown Victoria began starting at them. They asked the group in the Crown Victoria what they were looking at. That’s when the people inside the Crown Victoria began firing bullets at them, the report states. 

The back window of the Taurus was shattered. The passenger got out of the Taurus and returned fire, the report states.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/10/28/4422203/drive-by-shooting-reported-at.html#.UnXdOvlwp8E#storylink=cpy

This Walmart is also the scene of a stabbing earlier in October.

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Shots fired at a South Carolina Walmart

Occurred October 14, 2013.


An argument broke out between two groups of men in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Sumter, South Carolina.  That's when one group opened fire on the other, hitting a vehicle.  Luckily no one was injured.

From an article:

A witness reported seeing four black males standing outside a black Pontiac Grand Prix in row 10 just after 4:30 p.m. According to the report, a black Ford F150 truck pulled up to the area and the two groups got into an argument. 

One of the men exited the truck and began firing at the Pontiac, according to the witness. After approximately six shots, the man got into the truck and drove away. 

The Grand Prix also left the parking lot. A witness states rounds hit the driver's side window and driver's side frame. 

The shooter is described as a young black male wearing a black shirt and camouflage pants.

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Shot fired by onlooker during shoplifter chase at Georgia Walmart

Occurred October 30, 2013.


A man fired a gun in the air in the parking lot of a Walmart store in Savannah, Georgia, apparently thinking he was helping officials who were, at that moment, chasing a shoplifter.

From an article:

Two people have been detained near a west Chatham County Wal-Mart after a private citizen fired a gunshot while officials were pursuing a shoplifting suspect. 

The suspected shoplifter was detained by officers following the pursuit, said Eunicia Baker, police spokeswoman. Savannah-Chatham police have also detained the person who fired the gunshot, she said. 

No one was injured by the gunshot, Baker said. No further information about the incident was immediately available.

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