Palmdale Detectives Seeking Help to Identify Walmart Robbery Suspect

Staff Writer

Tuesday, April 16th, 2019

PALMDALE, Calif. – Authorities are attempting to identify a habitual shoplifter, who targets Walmart stores.

On March 19, 2019, at around 9:45 p.m., the habitual shoplifter became a robbery suspect after threatening a customer with a knife as he left the store with stolen merchandise. The male suspect entered the store located at 40130 10th St West in Palmdale. He collected merchandise from the store and attempted to leave the store. While exiting the store, Loss Prevention officers attempted to stop him. A customer then confronted him and the suspect began threatening him with a closed pocket-knife from his pants. He yelled profanities at the customer authorities said, then left the store on foot.

Anyone who can identify this suspect or has additional information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Palmdale Station’s Detective Chavez at 661-272-2469. Please remember you can also submit anonymous tips to crimestoppers.com or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS.