At least four people were arrested at Dolphin Mall on Black Friday
Not everybody came to Dolphin Mall in search of Black Friday deals.
CBS4 first reported that Sweetwater police arrested at least four people at Dolphin Mall on various charges. One person is accused of inappropriately touching women while the other three are charged with shoplifting. Their identities have not yet been released.
“The chief of police and the administration want to make sure everybody is safe when they come into our mall,” Sweetwater police spokesman Jonathan Arche told CBS’ Ty Russell. “Not only the residents but people who are commuting here to make their shopping experience more pleasurable.”
With CBS4 reporting that the mall expects more than 100,000 visitors each day this holiday weekend, Sweetwater police will be out in full force. An officer-piloted drone will assist plainclothes officers to ensure all shoppers traversing the mall’s 1.4 million square feet feel safe.
The drone is “a major advantage,” Arche told WPLG. “I mean, we’re using it to the full capacity that we can to ensure the safety” of shoppers.
Drone or no drone, police still expect people to try their hand at the five finger discount. To those people, police issued a warning.
“If you’re going to come and steal, do not do it at Dolphin Mall,” Arche said via CBS4.
This story was originally published November 29, 2019 at 7:48 PM.
