Aberdeen police say a Fayetteville man has been charged in connection with a reported shoplifting case that led to a vehicle pursuit through a residential area last month.
Police said officers were called to Burlington on Nov. 15 for a reported larceny in progress involving two people who were allegedly filling two carts with merchandise and trying to leave the store. While officers were on the way, dispatchers relayed a description of the suspects and their vehicle, which had already fled, according to the department.
Officers searched the area and said they found the vehicle. When they tried to stop it, the driver allegedly refused and attempted to elude them. Police said the pursuit continued into a neighborhood, where the driver ran from the vehicle on foot. An officer detained a female passenger, but additional officers were unable to locate the driver.
Investigators reviewed store surveillance, records and other law enforcement resources in the days that followed.
By Nov. 19, police said they had identified the suspected driver as 34-year-old Andrew Floyd and obtained warrants for felony flee to elude arrest, misdemeanor larceny, possession of stolen property, resisting a public officer, reckless driving to endanger, driving while license revoked, fictitious tags, driving left of center, and failure to stop at a signal.
Police said they attempted to locate Floyd in Aberdeen, but he was not immediately found.
According to the department, Floyd was arrested on Dec. 8 by the Wake County Sheriff’s Office and taken before a magistrate, who ordered no bond pending conditions of pretrial release.
All suspects and persons charged with a crime are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Via the Aberdeen Police Department.
To sign up for the free Sandhills Sentinel breaking news and weekly e-newsletter, please click here.
Follow Sandhills Sentinel: Facebook | X | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Threads | Newsletter
