Walmart Loss Prevention Case Study

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On May 31, 2018 at approximately 1446 hours, I was dispatched to the Walmart located at 8701 US HWY 19 Port Richey, FL in reference to a W/M and W/F in the store concealing merchandise. Upon my arrival, I made contact with the complainant, Walmart Loss Prevention Associate Marion Edwards. Marion directed me to a W/M and W/F he advised were acting suspicious. He advised the subjects had loaded a shopping cart with hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise and were concealing merchandise in a plastic tote. Marion requested the subjects be issued trespass warnings from the store. Officer D. Peal (9003) was responding as a backup officer, but was a few minutes away. I decided to proceed to the front of the store and await his arrival before …show more content…

Peal (9003) arrived on scene and the W/F was detained in handcuffs as well. Both subjects were escorted to the Walmart loss prevention office to start the trespass paperwork. The W/M was identified by his name and date of birth as Calvin Michael Mcbride. The W/F was identified by her name and date of birth as Brandy Nicole Knox. A PRPD records check revealed neither subject had been issued a trespass warning from the property before. An NCIC / FCIC check revealed Calvin had an active warrant of Pasco County Florida. Pasco County warrant 2018CF002671CFAXWS count 1, DWLSR 3rd or subsequent offence (direct file) and count2, reckless driving (direct file) was confirmed by Dispatcher M. Rudy (989). Calvin was placed under arrest for the active warrant and a search incident to arrest was conducted. In Calvin’s left shorts pocket a case was discovered. The case contained three baggies of a crystal substance I believe to be methamphetamine due to my training and experience. The case also contained a syringe, a scale with visible crystal residue and numerous empty …show more content…

He agreed to speak with law enforcement and stated the case the narcotics / paraphernalia had been in was not his. He would not tell me who the case belonged to and claimed he did not know what was in it. He claimed he was unaware he had an active warrant and stated he had tried to flee the store at the sight of law enforcement because he was planning on committing a retail theft and was scared he was about to be caught. Brandy was read Miranda from an agency issued card, verbally acknowledged she understood her rights and agreed to speak with law enforcement. She admitted they had been planning on committing a retail theft at the store. Brandy advised Calvin wanted to leave the store at the sight of law enforcement because he knew he had an active arrest warrant and had methamphetamine on him. She advised Calvin had told her he planned on running if he was approached by police as they were leaving the store. At the request of Marion, Brandy was issued a trespass warning from the property. She verbally acknowledged she would face arrest if she returned to the property. She signed the warning and left the property. At the request of Marion Calvin was also issued a trespass warning. He verbally acknowledged he would face arrest if he returned to the property, however he was in handcuffs and unable to sign the

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