Crime & Safety

Police: Man Steals Woman's Wallet Outside Bush River Road Store

The incident happened around 4 p.m. at the Walmart on Bush River Road.

Columbia Police arrested a 25-year-old man who they say pushed a woman and took her wallet Wednesday afternoon outside Walmart on Bush River Road.

Daniel Scott Bunch is charged with strong arm robbery. 

Officers were in the area when the incident happened shortly before 4 p.m., according to the police department. They heard the woman scream for help and were able to catch Bunch as he ran across the parking lot.

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Officers recovered the woman's wallet, cash and credit cards. 

The woman was not physically harmed. 

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Bunch was booked at the Lexington County Detention Center. 

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