Woman accused of shoplifting doesn't get far

Fargo police officers didn't have to go far to nab a woman who allegedly shoplifted two magazines from a downtown drug store.

She ran right by the police station, Sgt. Jeff Skuza said.

Dispatchers got a call at 12:40 p.m. Thursday that a Metro Drug worker was chasing a woman who shoplifted copies of Blender and Hooters magazines from the store at 123 Broadway.

The caller gave police a description of the woman's clothing and which direction she was running, and officers figured she was heading toward the police station at 222 4th St. N., about two blocks away, Skuza said.

"So, the officers walked out of the station and grabbed her," he said.

Tana Violet Thompson, 22, of Fargo, was arrested for shoplifting, a Class B misdemeanor. She signed a promise to appear in court and was released at the scene.

"We've had shoplifters run, yeah, but they don't usually run to the police department," Skuza said.