Crime & Safety

Markham Teen Pulls Inside Job at New Lenox Walmart: Police

The Markham teen stole a DVD, police said.

A Markham teen working at the New Lenox Walmart got caught stealing a DVD from the East Lincoln Highway superstore, police said.

Shamar Phillips, 18, was arrested shortly before 6:30 p.m. the day after Christmas and charged with retail theft.

An “officer was dispatched to Walmart reference a complaint of retail theft,” police said. “The complainant advised that Phillips, an employee of Walmart, removed a DVD from the store without paying for it.”

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Phillips was released from custody after he posted bond.

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