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Alleged Walmart shoplifter caught after firing at door, removing pants

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 19 (UPI) -- An alleged shoplifter in an Anchorage, Alaska, Walmart attempted to escape by shooting at a locked door and removing his pants, police said.

When employees confronted the man early Wednesday, he ran to a locked door, fired his gun at it, then ran outside to remove his shoes and pants before running home, Anchorage police allege.

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Wesley Weinburger, 22, was tracked to his Anchorage home by a police dog, where police arrested him on charges of robbery, criminal mischief and theft, police spokeswoman Dani Myren said.

"When they [police] contacted the suspect he was wearing a shirt and some boxer shorts," Myren said.

An assistant manager and another employee confronted Weinburger in the store when he was observed to hide a pair of windshield wiper blades in his clothing, the Anchorage Daily News reported.

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