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On 10-18-2014 at 11:59 PM, four Juneau Police officers were traveling in a procession on Glacier Highway near Northwood Street. The officers were en route to a location to follow-up on an assault case from the day before. As the officers approached the intersection of Glacier and Renninger Street, a man ran in front of the patrol cars carrying a large object over his head. The man was running toward Renninger Street from the direction of WalMart. The officers contacted the man, as he placed a 42? flatscreen TV into the back of a pickup truck in the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex. Investigation revealed the man had stolen the TV from WalMart, and exited through an emergency exit in the back of the store, where police found him running across the street.

The suspect, 33 year-old Berton Atlas Tullis, was arrested and charged with Larceny. He was lodged at the Lemon Creek Correctional Center where he was later released on his own recognizance. Alcohol did not appear to be a factor.