Suspected thief tries to hide from police in Walmart parking lot
A Leesburg man was arrested for theft after he allegedly stole merchandise from Walmart and hid in a van in the parking lot. Officers responded to Walmart, located at 2501 Citrus Blvd., for a shoplifting complaint around 2:50 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. Dispatch advised that 36-year-old Nathan Noel Ripp concealed items on his person and hid in the parking lot when loss prevention confronted him.
