Screwdriver-wielding woman allegedly caught in the act of Walmart robbery in Apple Valley

Brian Day, Victorville Daily Press
Updated ·1 min read
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A woman threatened Walmart employees with a screwdriver while trying to steal items from the Apple Valley store this week, authorities said.

The ill-fated heist unfolded just after 5 a.m. Thursday at the Walmart location at 20251 Highway 18, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

Employees initially called the sheriff's department to report a woman wielding a screwdriver had threatened them and forced her way into the store, which had not yet opened for business, officials said.

Walmart, 20251 Highway 18 in Apple Valley, as pictured in a Google Street View image.
Walmart, 20251 Highway 18 in Apple Valley, as pictured in a Google Street View image.

"When deputies arrived on scene, (the suspect) attempted to flee the store with unpaid merchandise," sheriff's officials said in a written statement. "(She) was quickly apprehended and taken into custody without incident."

Jamie Lynn Salvador, 37, of Apple Valley was arrested on suspicion of robbery, burglary, brandishing a weapon and making criminal threats, county booking records show. She was also accused of violating the terms of probation stemming from a prior felony conviction.

She was being held without bail pending a scheduled court appearance on Monday.

This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Woman caught in the act of alleged Walmart robbery in Apple Valley