Shoplift arrestee sought in robbery
A man accused of shoplifting at a Little Rock Wal-Mart was arrested Tuesday and identified as a suspect in a restaurant robbery.
Officers pulled over and arrested Johnny Romes, 49, about 10:30 a.m. at 11300 Cantrell Road. Romes had purportedly fled from the Wal-Mart at 2520 Cantrell Road after stealing $362.47 worth of meat, fishing poles, laundry detergent and other items.
Romes broke free from officers and fled on foot after he was detained but was taken into custody again soon afterward, according to an arrest report. Officers reported finding 1.3 grams of cocaine, 3 grams of marijuana, 4 Xanax pills and a glass smoking pipe in his possession. He attempted to dispose of the Xanax before being caught, the report states.
Romes was charged with theft of property, fleeing, driving on a suspended license, tampering with physical evidence and multiple drug-related offenses.
An arrest warrant was issued about six weeks ago for Romes in the robbery of Mexico Chiquito, 13924 Cantrell Road. Witnesses told police that Romes, a former employee of the restaurant, reached over a counter and stole cash from a register April 24, according to a court affidavit.
Charges in that case were unknown late Wednesday.
Romes was being held in the Pulaski County jail in lieu of $45,000 bond.
NLR man charged in veterinary theft
A North Little Rock man was arrested Tuesday after purportedly breaking into an animal hospital and stealing $2,810 worth of drugs, according to a police incident report.
Surveillance cameras at Park Hill Pet Clinic, 2900 Main St., recorded a suspect wearing gray pants and a hooded sweatshirt burglarizing the business about 1:30 a.m. The suspect used an unknown tool to cut bars covering a window, the report says. The suspect then broke the window and found keys to a medicine cabinet.
More than 300 combined tablets of the anti-anxiety drug Diazepam and the painkiller Tramadol were stolen. Additionally, one bottle of liquid Diazepam, three bottles of the anesthetic Ketamine and one bottle of the sedative Dexdomitor were taken.
Justin Wiley, 32, was arrested later Tuesday and charged with commercial burglary. He admitted to the break-in, according to an arrest report.
Details of his arrest were unavailable. Late Wednesday, he was not listed on the Pulaski County jail roster.
Metro on 07/10/2014