Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alex Nicholas Harding, 39, a local realtor, was arrested yesterday after allegedly stealing sports cards over 20 times from local Walmart stores; he is also a suspect in other sports card thefts around the state.
A Gainesville Police Department Detective learned about the thefts from a Walmart Loss Prevention Officer (LPO) on November 12; the LPO said that the Butler Plaza Walmart has confirmed six incidents in which Harding allegedly stole sports cards from the store since September 13. The northwest Walmart has confirmed “at least four” incidents since September 18, and the Waldo Road store has confirmed five incidents, but that number is expected to grow to “likely around 20.” The LPO said Harding frequents the Waldo Road store “by far the most.”…