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Walmart loss prevention officer stops kidnapping attempt

Posted at 9:42 PM, Sep 24, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-25 00:52:26-04

FORT WORTH – The actions of a Wal-Mart loss prevention employee are being hailed as a hero.

That’s because police say he stopped a kidnapping incident from happening.

According to the Star-Telegram, the alleged kidnapping happened at a Wal-Mart store in south-east Fort Worth Monday evening.

The employee told police he saw a man and a woman trying to take a four-year-old girl out of a shopping cart. The loss prevention employee confronted the pair.  Afterward, the two suspects left the store.

When police arrived at the scene, employees provided a description of the suspect’s vehicle. The child didn’t have any injuries.

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