A Chattooga County Sheriff's Office Deputy was recently dispatched to the local Walmart – in response to a report of possible theft.

Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with the complainant who said she'd been looking at jackets in the men's section; she then chose a jacket and picked up the items she had with her, then went to put a coffee maker back on the shelf.

After putting the coffee maker back she realized she didn't have her purse and quickly went back to the men's section but was unable to locate the purse. 

She told the deputy she then went to the Customer Service desk, to see if the item had been turned in, with no luck; that's when law enforcement was contacted; the deputy was able to view surveillance footage showing the woman in the men's section, where she tried on one of the jackets, then picked up her items and walked away.

The footage also shows her returning a few moments later – no one else entered the area in the time that she was gone; the video failed to clearly show whether she left the purse there or if she had it when she left the area.

A further search of the area also failed to turn up the purse.