PARAGOULD,
AR (KAIT) - Paragould Police are investigating an early morning burglary at the WalMart on W. Kingshighway in Paragould.
According to Paragould Police, two
black males used hammers to smash display cases and remove items from the electronics department around 5:45 Saturday morning.
Police
say the thieves might have stolen something from the jewelry department, but
are still investigating before they release any exact figures on the items
stolen.
Cpl.
Brad Snyder with PPD says no one was hurt during the robbery. He says no weapons were displayed, but at
least one threat was made to WalMart employees.
A
customer inside the store shared a picture with Region 8 News showing the iPad
display case inside shattered, and missing all the electronics.
Police have identified these
suspects as the same suspects who broke into a display case and took several electronics
from the WalMart on Highland drive in Jonesboro on Tuesday.
They've
been identified as Tyrone Bernard, 19, of Natchez, MS and Daniel Robinson, 18,
of Memphis, TN.
Sgt. Waterworth stated in a
news release that officers with Jonesboro Police, Pocahontas Police and
Osceola Police compared notes on similar cases which led to the men being
identified.
A warrant has been issued for
the commercial burglary and theft at Walmart in which police say a large number
of iPads were stolen after forcing open a display case.
PPD
says they are filing the necessary paperwork to acquire warrants for Saturday
morning's robbery.
According to JPD's preliminary
police report, the men used hammers to break open the case and stole multiple
iPads. Walmart administration and loss prevention wouldn't provide an accurate
list of what exactly had been taken, but the police report states more than
$5,000 in electronics had been taken. JPD said the two men then ran out of the
emergency exit, scaled a retaining wall, went through some bushes and escaped
in a gray car.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Paragould
Police Department at (870)236-7621 or Jonesboro Police at (870)935-7867.
Region 8 News will continue to track this story and bring
you the latest details as they become available on Region 8 News and kait8.com.
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Paragould WalMart iPad display case (Source: David Williams)
Daniel Robinson (Source: Jonesboro Police Department)
Tyrone Bernard (Source: Jonesboro Police Department)
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