Bodycam shows 4 women arrested on I-85 after Newnan Target theft
Newnan police arrest four Alabama women on I-85
Four Alabama women face felony shoplifting charges after Newnan police intercepted their vehicle on Interstate 85 and recovered more than $1,800 in stolen Target merchandise.
NEWNAN, Ga. - Four Alabama women were arrested in Newnan after police said they filled a car with nearly 100 stolen Target items.
Newnan Target shoplifting arrest
What we know:
Four women from Alabama walked out of a Target store in Newnan with armloads of stolen merchandise and drove away in a small Kia. Newnan police caught up with the vehicle on Interstate 85 just minutes later, placing all four women in handcuffs on the shoulder of the highway.
Inside the Kia, officers recovered 107 shoplifted items valued at just over $1,800. The haul included 42 articles of clothing, 46 health and beauty supply products, 18 laundry and cleaning products, 10 home supply items, and one office supply item.
Stolen items total $1,800
What we don't know:
Authorities have not released the names of the four women arrested in the incident. Officers also have not identified the other business linked to a full trash bag of extra products found inside the Kia that Target employees confirmed did not come from their store.
Felony charges on Interstate 85
What's next:
The four women face felony shoplifting charges in Newnan following their arrest along Interstate 85. They were booked after police returned the stolen goods back to the Newnan Target.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from FOX 5 reporter Doug Evans, who obtained body camera footage and details from Newnan police officers and Target loss prevention personnel.