Police: Man Stealing Vodka Struggles With Security Guards
The Hazelwood man was charged with second-degree robbery last week.
A Hazelwood man faces criminal charges after trying to walk out of a grocery store with a bottle of vodka. Ronell Walls, 30, of Hazelwood, was charged Tuesday with second-degree robbery. St. Louis County Police said he took a bottle of Absolut vodka from a shelf in Shop ‘n Save at 196 Mayfair Plaza in Spanish Lake and put it in his pants pocket at about 7:35 p.m. Sept. 10. Police said he passed all points of sale without trying to pay for the bottle. When a security guard approached him, he responded, “Don’t touch me or I’ll (mess) you up,” according to a police report. When the security guard tried to apprehend him, Walls punched him in the face. The two struggled until another security guard arrived, and the struggle went on another …
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