Dozens of people were seen on camera looting a Family Dollar store in Wilmington, North Carolina, Saturday afternoon. Police announced they were told by store management to “stand down”. Wilmington is one of many towns being pummeled by Hurricane, now Tropical Storm Florence in North and South Carolina this weekend.
WATCH: Looters raid a Wilmington Family Dollar amid #Florence. https://t.co/gjNTlrKqic pic.twitter.com/UmpUd0DeVK
— WECT News (@wectnews) September 15, 2018
Video broadcast live by WECT-TV shows brave reporter Chelsea Donovan confronting looters as they first leave the front of the store, and then the rear, with trash bags filled with stolen merchandise. While the store is across from a public housing project, and looters could be seen heading that way, other looters were piling stolen merchandise in cars parked near the store.
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Wilmington Police posted to Twitter, “NEWS ALERT – We are aware of the looting occurring at the Family Dollar Store at 13th & Greenfield Sts, unfortunately management has asked not to intervene at this time.”
NEWS ALERT – We are aware of the looting occurring at the Family Dollar Store at 13th & Greenfield Sts, unfortunately management has asked not to intervene at this time.
— Wilmington Police (@WilmingtonPD) September 15, 2018
Fox News’ Rick Levanthal also posted video from the scene.
BREAKING: looters empty Family Dollar store in Wilmington, NC #HurricaneFlorence @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/2DbGLP3YTe
— RickLeventhalFoxNews (@RickLeventhal) September 15, 2018
WFMY-TV:
Wilmington police say looters hit the Family Dollar store our crews were there and will have more. #StormTrack2 pic.twitter.com/br78oRaLIu
— WFMY News 2 (@WFMY) September 15, 2018
YouTube version if WECT video embed won’t play:
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