Police: Thief threatens workers at west Little Rock Wal-Mart

A thief who was described as possibly being armed made off with items from a west Little Rock Wal-Mart after threatening workers who tried to stop him, authorities said.

Shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday at the store at 2700 S. Shackleford Road, employees tried to stop a person who was attempting to leave with unpaid merchandise, according to a Little Rock Police Department report.

The assailant argued he lost his receipt but had paid for the items. He left but then returned a short time later, police wrote.

At that time, he was "holding his left hand to his left side as though he was carrying" a possible weapon, the report said, noting he then took the cart with merchandise and said: "Try to take it and see what will happen."

The thief put the items, which weren't listed in the report, into a black Chevrolet Malibu and then drove off.

No suspects were listed, and no arrests had been made at the time of the report. The thief was described as a black male who wore a gray shirt, white pants and black shoes, stood about 6 feet tall and weighed about 180 pounds.

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