Coconut Creek Police Nab Walmart iPad Thieves After Foot Chase

by Kevin Deutsch July 29, 2025

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Andre Douglas and Christopher Murray II. {BSO}

Two men were arrested in Coconut Creek Saturday after allegedly stealing Apple iPads from a local Walmart and attempting a brazen escape across a busy roadway — only to be caught moments later by city police.

Christopher Murray II, 23, and Andre Douglas, 22, both of West Palm Beach, were charged with grand theft and resisting arrest after officers said they ran out of the Walmart on West Hillsboro Boulevard on July 26 with the stolen electronics in hand.

The pair sprinted through the parking lot toward a waiting getaway vehicle, unaware that police officers were already in position, authorities said.

According to the Coconut Creek Police Department, the getaway car was boxed in. So the duo allegedly bolted on foot, crossing Hillsboro Boulevard and making their way into the parking lot of a nearby Kohl’s department store.

They didn’t get far. Officers apprehended both suspects a short time later.

Police said Murray and Douglas may be tied to similar thefts in other parts of Broward County, and additional charges could be forthcoming as investigators coordinate with nearby jurisdictions.

Bond information for the men’s cases was not immediately available.

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Kevin Deutsch is an award-winning journalist and author of two nonfiction books. He covers general assignment news and Jewish community issues for Talk Media. He has also worked as a staff writer at The Miami Times, the Rio Grande SUN, the New York Daily News, Newsday, The Miami Herald, The Palm Beach Post, The Riverdale Press, and Bronx Justice News.