Crime & Safety
Gun Shoplifter Triggers Scare At Porter Ranch Walmart: LAPD
A man allegedly trying to steal an armload of pellet guns from a Walmart in Porter Ranch prompted a mistaken report of a gunman in the store
LOS ANGELES, CA — Los Angeles police swarmed the Porter Ranch Walmart Thursday afternoon to investigate a report of a gunman, but it turned out to be a case of pellet gun shoplifting, police determined.
The massive police presence triggered alarm among shoppers shortly after 3:08 p.m. Thursday at the Walmart near the intersection of Rinaldi Street and Corbin Avenue in Porter Ranch.
Officers found no evidence of a shooting, said LAPD spokeswoman Officer Lizeth Lomeli. Instead, they arrested a shoplifter attempting to escape with an armload of pellet guns, she said.
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LAPD responding to a Walmart on Rinaldi St. in Porter Ranch where a call came in at 3:08 p.m. of a man with a gun. No shots have been fired, per @LAPDHQ pic.twitter.com/ccvEHVKBXg
— KTLA (@KTLA) September 26, 2019
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