Wilmington man wanted in Family Dollar cash grab arrested
NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - A Wilmington man wanted in connection to a robbery of a Kinston business has been arrested in New Hanover County.
Patrick Creighton George, 25, of Graham Street, was taken into custody Monday night, according to jail records.
George was charged with larceny following an incident at the Family Dollar located at 400 East New Bern Road in Kinston on April 24.
Police were dispatched to the scene around 11:30 a.m. and were told that a man walked up to the counter to pay for a pack of gum. When the register opened, he reached across the counter and grabbed an undisclosed amount of cash.
The man then left the store in a charcoal gray 2014 Nissan Sentra.
George was booked in the New Hanover County Jail under a $4,500 bond.
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