Crime & Safety
Shoplifter Threatened to Pull Knife on Walmart Employees, Police Say
Loss prevention personnel struggled with the man in the parking lot when he threatened them with using a knife, police said.
A man attempting to shoplift four packages of spark plugs faces first-degree robbery charges after threatening to pull a knife on Walmart security workers, police reported.
Brandon Wulf, 24, of the first block of Main Street in Orchard Farm, was charged Thursday with first-degree robbery.
Chesterfield Police said Wulf put four packages of spark plugs in his pocket at . at about 1:27 p.m. Nov. 27 and left the store without paying. Loss prevention personnel stopped Wulf on the parking lot and he struggled with the Walmart employees, police said.
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During the struggle, Wulf threatened, “Don’t make me pull my knife on you guys,” and the workers released him. He was caught by police a short distance away. Wulf was filmed on video surveillance cameras.
Bail was set at $20,000 for Wulf.
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