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Fort Worth Police: Couple try to kidnap child from Walmart cart

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FORT WORTH – The actions of a Walmart loss prevention employee are being hailed as a hero.

That’s because police say he stopped a kidnapping incident from happening.

According to the Star-Telegram, the alleged kidnapping happened at a Walmart store in south-east Fort Worth Monday evening.

The employee told police he saw a man and a woman trying to take a four-year-old female child out of a shopping cart. The loss prevention employee confronted the pair.  Afterward, the two suspects left the store.

When police arrived at the scene, employees provided a description of the suspect’s vehicle. The child did not sustain any injuries.

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