Walmart Needles: More Hypodermic Syringes Found In Clothes In Atlanta Store (VIDEO)

Police have again found hypodermic needles inside clothing at a Wal-Mart in Cartersville, Ga. The sinister discovery follows an incident last week in which four similar syringes were found in clothing at the same store.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a shopper approached deputies who were investigating the earlier incident on Monday, saying she had found a syringe in a pair of men's pajama pants. At least one of the needles found was facing outwards, so that it was likely to prick someone reaching into the garment.

A sheriff's report (via The Smoking Gun) reveals that following this discovery, investigators checked for other needles using metal detectors, but didn't find any.

Two people have been stabbed by needles concealed in clothing at the store so far. One of the victims, Patricia Headrick, told 11 Alive News, "I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I've been through."

According to the Rome News-Tribune, Walmart spokesperson Dianna Gee said the company is reviewing video footage from the store and employees have been told to be extra vigilant in watching for anything unusual. "Our hope is the law enforcement will catch whoever did that and prosecute them," Gee said.

The Toronto Sun reports that Police have no suspects or motive but said the syringes all appear to be the same type, commonly used by people with diabetes, and could have been bought at any pharmacy without a prescription.

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Comments

[PenguinLinux]

11:37 AM on 05/17/2012

No one puts a gun your head and forces you to work at Walmart, people. If you don't like it, work elsewhere.

[dbrett480]

02:42 PM on 12/17/2011

Wal-Mart could market this incident to heroin users. Free needles with purchase of cheap clothes!

[Denisehh3]

07:39 PM on 12/08/2011

Security is going to have to do a 24/7 surveillance ........I'd have plain clothes security monitoring as well........

[tuhloola]

01:52 PM on 12/08/2011

Who's to say they weren't there all along, in the Chinese imported clothing ?

[pat4real]

12:05 PM on 12/08/2011

I wonder if they saw anything on camera? I mean they do have security cameras everywhere. Im sure they will catch who did it in the next few days, just a matter of time

[retiredfemale]

12:01 PM on 12/08/2011

To all you folks who are too good to shop at Walmart, THANK YOU for staying away, makes it so much nicer for me as every Walmart I have ever been to (In Alaska, Wisconsin, MN and Texas) has always been crowded.

[ALECTRO]

04:44 PM on 12/08/2011

For such a large and popular company, Walmart sure generates a lot of hate.

People hate:
The way they treat employees
How they rely on public assistance to supplement employee pay (food stamps, AFDC, etc.)
How they do not provide usable health insurance to employees
How they bully suppliers
How they do not provide any retirement benefits
How they Union bust
How they mistreat women employees

Yep a lot to hate there.
The high cost of low prices

[Dennis Adams]

11:33 AM on 12/08/2011

I am not an apologist for Wal-Mart nor am I an employee or stock holder. I do, however, occasionally shop at the store. The company is so big, it is an easy target, but on a positive note, it employs over 2.2M people world-wide and over 1.4M in the US. The company provides health, 401K, and other benefits to its employees. The main criticism seems to be about the imported products offered by the company. Obviously the company's procurement dept is trying to balance the cost/quality of its products to meet the needs of the consumer and apparently has done that well judging by its success. Some of the comments I have read indicate the company is at fault by offering those products. As an FYI, nobody is forcing the American consumer to buy products at Wal-Mart. If you don't like their products or the country from which they are sourced, then don't buy them. If you wish to buy higher priced items from other stores, then do it. It is your choice. I do believe, however, that most of the people bashing Wal-Mart have done some of their shopping there.

[Monica Goldstein]

11:44 AM on 12/08/2011

If they are so great to thier employees why then, does a full time worker still are eligible to get food stamps.

[jeepgram97]

12:05 PM on 12/08/2011

they aren't depends on number in family

[Dennis Adams]

12:23 PM on 12/08/2011

Wal-Mart's pay structure is consistent with all of the other retailers in the country. It is also consistent with all employers with similar jobs. A check-out clerk's wages are similar throughout the country adjusted for area wage levels. What is your point and how would you fix it??

[jonesengr]

10:47 AM on 12/08/2011

I am thinking those who got pricked, stuck, gouged, may in fact be the ones who put the syringe's there. If I were Walmart I would investgate a link between the people who file claims.

[ttruckr23]

10:46 AM on 12/08/2011

Catersvile, GA ain't Atlanta.... thank goodness.

[bots24u1386787]

10:24 AM on 12/08/2011

I live in New York and am an insulin dependant diabetic--cannot buy any needles without a
prescription!!

[ilovepdsr66]

11:48 AM on 12/08/2011

Im sure you can buy needles without a prescription, maybe not legally, but you can buy just about anything

[laurelphot]

10:17 AM on 12/08/2011

Apparently Mal-Wart Peed somebody off.

[squiddydoo8]

10:40 AM on 12/08/2011

i know really!!! where the heck can u without a Rx???

[laurelphot]

10:49 AM on 12/08/2011

Ask any drug addict!

[ilovepdsr66]

11:49 AM on 12/08/2011

The streets? From a guy...

[laurelphot]

10:13 AM on 12/08/2011

Isn't it surprising what happens when you use the cheapest third world suppliers and the lowest paid US workers. Of course the widespread Mal-Wart discrimination agaist women may also be a contributing factor.

[drbichat]

11:38 AM on 12/08/2011

I am sorry not everyone can shop at Nieman Marcus with you. Most employees at my local Walmart are women.

[laurelphot]

12:02 PM on 12/08/2011

Never been to that ststus shop. However I still prefer my purchases to las longer than the trip home. An to be better quality then what I flush down the camode.

[tuhloola]

02:02 PM on 12/08/2011

Just because a person refuses to shop at Walmart, doesn't mean their only other option is Nieman-Marcus ! Sheeeesh !!

[Suzanne Waters]

09:55 AM on 12/08/2011

Forgive my ignorance but shouldn't syringes be sold by prescription only? Perhaps there is a good reason they are not, but at least shouldn't they be kept behind a counter to be distributed only to those who have a prescription justifying one? Seems like that might make injectible drug addiction slightly less prevalent, no? In any case, Walmart should add more surveilance cameras to their clothing departments in that store. BTW, Cartersville is a rural town 50 miles from Atlanta. It is as much Atlanta as Oxnard is Beverly Hills.

[thetxsndn]

10:15 AM on 12/08/2011

Hi Suzanne. In order to get syringes at a pharmacy, you must have a prescription for an injectable ie:insulin. Sad to say, there are, however, may ways to get them on the streets. Pharmacies are robbed & people who use them legally are burglarized....they're out there.

[smevic]

10:22 AM on 12/08/2011

Not true....I was in line at a WalMart behind a guy I identified as a junkie right away because he had visible scarring on his arms, was sniffing, picking at his face and clenching his teeth....he didn't know the exact size of needle/syringe he needed....There was a great deal of discussion with the register person and pharmacy techs AND the pharmacist about his "grandpas" needs until the guy made his final decision after being warned several times that the syringes coulndn't be returned. Made his purchase and left. I told the clerk they really needed to have a size to recommend to junkies.

[Suzanne Waters]

10:38 AM on 12/08/2011

This statement appears in the article: "the syringes all appear to be the same type, commonly used by people with diabetes, and could have been bought at any pharmacy without a prescription". Maybe this is why they are "out there". I assumed they could be stolen but if they are now being distributed freely without prescription, changing that would probably have some impact. They have now made it difficult to buy certain cough medicines that have ingredients used to make meth - they keep a record at the pharmacies. They've demonstrated means of limiting the distribution of otherwise legal items. They need to take it a few steps further.

[firecat001]

09:52 AM on 12/08/2011

Who wrote the tag line? Cartersville is 60 miles outside of Atlanta.

[Lindsay Blogs]

10:38 AM on 12/08/2011

That's what I was thinking. It's about as far as you can get from Atlanta while still being considered part of the Altanta metro area.

[dave wills]

09:46 AM on 12/08/2011

this is getting harder and harder to understand !! My neighbor worked at that Walmart and told me security cameras scan the store CONSTANTLY. Why then can't they see who is doing this ?
Just doesn't make sense to me.

[sara071376]

10:12 AM on 12/08/2011

Whoever did this may have taken the clothes in the fitting room and planted the syringes there. No cameras in there...

[thatslin2u]

11:07 AM on 12/08/2011

I'd bet it won't be long before all stores have to install cameras in the fitting rooms just to prevent things like this as well as theft, etc. This country has come to the point that there is no public conscience, and I think it's due to the total lack of conscience in the government from the top down and back up.

[laurelphot]

10:16 AM on 12/08/2011

Do they have security Camers in the stock room?
What about the wharehouses?
And those third world factories?
When you use the cheapest manufacture, and the lowest paid workers, discriminate against female employees, you are just asking for trouble!