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January 22, 2007

Robbery at TJ Maxx

Police have charged two High Point men in connection with the armed robbery of the TJ Maxx on Eastchester Drive.

Police were called to the store at 265 Eastchester Drive at 6:22 p.m. on Jan. 19 after the store’s loss prevention employee witnessed two men shoplifting inside the store. The employee told police that he approached the two men when they left the store and demanded they return the stolen merchandise, said High Point police Lt. Ken Steele. The employee told police that one of the men took off running, while the other threatened to shoot him, Steele said.

Steele said the employee told police that he noticed a chrome-colored object in the man’s hand so he backed off and let the man leave.

Based on footage from the store’s video surveillance system, Steele said the police arrested two men. No weapon was found.

John Daniel Wallace, 40, of 375 Richardson Ave., was charged with larceny and given a written promise to appear in court. David Lee Sauls, 45, of 400 N. Centennial St., was charged with robbery with a firearm and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held in the Guilford County Jail in High Point in lieu of $15,000 bond.

Posted by Kory Dodd at January 22, 2007 11:14 AM