Whitfield County deputies say they have disrupted a suspected multi-state shoplifting ring after a routine theft investigation at a Walmart led to a major arrest.
According to the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office, the case unfolded Monday at the Walmart on East Walnut Avenue in Dalton. Store loss prevention employees alerted deputies to a suspected theft in progress.
Investigators say the information provided by Walmart staff allowed deputies to quickly identify a vehicle believed to be connected to the incident. Within minutes, a member of the sheriff’s office Crime Suppression Unit located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop…