Wal-Mart Shoplifting a Family Affair
Family members ages 19 to 84 caught stealing $665 worth of goods
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NBC Philadelphia - Deanna Durante
One family liked what they saw at Wal-Mart so much, they decided to take it, authorities say.
Police arrested three generations of one family, along with a significant other, on charges of stealing almost $700 worth of merchandise from an Upper Moreland Wal-Mart, according to authorities.
Four members of the Morris family, a grandfather, a grandmother, a daughter and a pregnant granddaughter, as well as the granddaughter’s 21-year-old boyfriend were all arrested May 15 after employees at the Blair Mill Road Wal-Mart saw the group walk out of the store with about $665 worth of goods, police say.
It began when Wal-Mart loss prevention employees saw Candice Morris, 19, and Robin Morris, 45, in the grocery section of the store stuffing reusable bags full of groceries. Toni Morris, 65, joined the two younger Morrises with an empty shopping cart and they put items they couldn’t fit into the first cart into the grandmother’s, according to police.
The women separated and store security watched Toni and her husband Ronald Morris, 84, walk out of the lawn and garden exit while the other members of the family left by way of the pharmacy door.
Security stopped the grandparents and asked for a receipt, for which Toni Morris handed them an old receipt. When the receipt was rejected, Toni pushed the cart into the security guard while Ronald tried to distract the greeter, police say.
Police found the Morris vehicle in the parking lot with the rest of the family, as well as Candice’s boyfriend, Roger Dreden.
Police arrested 84-year-old Ronald, 65-year-old Toni, 45-year-old Robin, 19-year-old Candice and 21-year-old Dreden on charges ranging from theft and conspiracy to possession of an instrument of crime.
All of them live on the 2200 block of Pillegi Road in Warrington, Pa.
Toni Morris has two previous convictions for retail theft, and Robin Morris was found in possession of Oxycontin.
Posted Friday, May 28, 2010 - 4:25 PM EST
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