Rob Woodward
2018-10-04 21:46:01 UTC
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- As Florence continues to trudge through the
Carolinas, some people have used the time to ransack several stores in
Wilmington -- dollar stores to be exact.
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On Saturday afternoon, dozens of individuals went into the Family
Dollar on Greenfield Street and picked the place clean.
RELATED: Florence: 'This flooding is only going to get worse'
Wilmington police were dispatched but were asked to stand down by the
manager of the store.
Wilmington Police
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NEWS ALERT - Moments ago officers arrested five individuals who broke
in and looted the Dollar General at 5th & Dawson Streets. Charges are
pending and those details will be released as they become available.
4:09 PM - Sep 15, 2018
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Around 6:40 p.m., police were dispatched in response to another
looting incident at the Dollar General on Dawson Street.
Officials say five people were charged in connection with that
robbery.
As for the looting at the Family Dollar on Greenfield Street,
Wilmington police said that despite the wishes of the store manager,
they will still be searching for the individuals who robbed the store
and charging them "to fullest extent of the law."
Wilmington Police
@WilmingtonPD
NEWS ALERT - Wilmington Police are identifying looters who took items
from a local Family Dollar Store Saturday afternoon, despite initial
concerns from the store management we will charge them to fullest
extent of the law.
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Carolinas, some people have used the time to ransack several stores in
Wilmington -- dollar stores to be exact.
Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App
On Saturday afternoon, dozens of individuals went into the Family
Dollar on Greenfield Street and picked the place clean.
RELATED: Florence: 'This flooding is only going to get worse'
Wilmington police were dispatched but were asked to stand down by the
manager of the store.
Wilmington Police
@WilmingtonPD
NEWS ALERT - Moments ago officers arrested five individuals who broke
in and looted the Dollar General at 5th & Dawson Streets. Charges are
pending and those details will be released as they become available.
4:09 PM - Sep 15, 2018
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484 people are talking about this
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Around 6:40 p.m., police were dispatched in response to another
looting incident at the Dollar General on Dawson Street.
Officials say five people were charged in connection with that
robbery.
As for the looting at the Family Dollar on Greenfield Street,
Wilmington police said that despite the wishes of the store manager,
they will still be searching for the individuals who robbed the store
and charging them "to fullest extent of the law."
Wilmington Police
@WilmingtonPD
NEWS ALERT - Wilmington Police are identifying looters who took items
from a local Family Dollar Store Saturday afternoon, despite initial
concerns from the store management we will charge them to fullest
extent of the law.
4:08 PM - Sep 15, 2018
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