Police chase down NC Walmart robbery suspects
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. June 21 2019
Deputy sheriffs and police were involved in a chase after several people robbed a Walmart of Apple electronics Wednesday.
The incident started before 4:30 a.m. at the Walmart on South Main Street.
Authorities said a man and woman stole several Apple products, including an iPad and iPhone, and fled the scene in a Dodge Journey.
Law enforcement quickly found the fleeing couple and began a police pursuit involving numerous police departments, the NC Highway Patrol and the Wake County Sheriff’s Department.
At one point, the pair was driving the wrong way down Interstate 40.
The vehicle was eventually stopped inside a Fairfield Inn parking lot.
Officials said they used the stolen equipment to track the car.
A K-9 was able to locate the bag of stolen goods outside of the old Morrisville Outlet Center.
The male suspect was taken into custody. The female suspect escaped by running away.
Highway patrol, the Durham County Sheriff’s Office and Morrisville Police Department are all searching for the female suspect.
