Crime & Safety

4 Needles Found in Walmart Clothing

Bartow County Sheriff's Office investigators believe someone is hiding uncapped needles in the store's merchandise.

At least four syringes with uncapped needles found in women and girls' clothing at have poked two people.

authorities believe someone is in clothing in attempts to injure or invoke fear in victims. They are sending recovered syringes to a lab to determine if any type of substance was in the syringes that stuck victims and capture fingerprints or other identifiers.

Three customers found syringes while a fourth Walmart personnel reported to law enforcement. Syringes were found in pajamas, socks and a bra package.

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