Officers Joe Evans and Courtney Wooleyhan were returning to duty, after escorting Santa and Mrs. Claus to the Tanger Outlets tree lighting, when they saw two men stealing a tire from a vehicle in the parking lot.
The officers detained the men as well as two women who accompanied them.
Inside the suspects’ car, the officers found stolen merchandise from Old Navy, H&M, Express, Polo, Rue 21 and Under Armour.
Police identified the suspects as Johnarian Young, 19; Shaijuan Christie, 25; and Debbie Champagnie, 47, and an unidentified 16-year-old.
The stolen merchandise and tire were returned to their rightful owners, police said.
@DBCops1 Joe Evans and Courtney Wooleyhan helped spread holiday cheer Saturday at Tanger Outlets. Moments later, the officers busted four thieves removing a tire from a shopper's car. The thieves also had stolen property from six outlet stores in their auto! pic.twitter.com/kApdaORnNO
— Daytona Beach Police (@DBCops1) November 18, 2018
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