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Thursday, Aug. 05, 2010

Myrtle Beach police arrest man after he tried to break into Kmart pharmacy

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An N.C. man was charged with trying to break into the pharmacy inside Myrtle BeachÂ’s Kmart, according to a police report.

Roger Lee Williams, 38, of Thomasville, N.C., was charged with second-degree burglary after police were called at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday to the store at 1403 N. Kings Highway, police said.

A store employee told police a man used a pry bar to try to open a locked door leading to the pharmacy inside the store, according to the report. The incident triggered an alarm inside the pharmacy that alerted employees.

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The man ran out of the store to a vehicle and the employee followed the suspect until police stopped him, according to the report. Myrtle Beach police stopped Williams in a parking area near Kings Highway adjacent to the Kmart parking lot.

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