Five people attempted to steal over $1,600 worth of alcohol from Meijer early this morning, leading to four arrests and one escape.
At 1:03 a.m., a Meijer employee contacted Warsaw Police Department about the theft and provided police with information about the vehicle they escaped in, according to Warsaw Police Lt. Kip Shuter. Police found and pulled over the vehicle at the intersection of Clark and Roosevelts streets. One person escaped from the vehicle while the other four were arrested.
Those arrested were Jamall Hogue, 25, Lashanea Schimman, 24, Shavondra Davis, 25, and Timothy Wilson Jr., 19, all of Fort Wayne. They were all booked into Kosciusko Community Jail with $600 bonds.
