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Police charge man in Cleveland, Tenn., Goodwill Store robbery

Authorities charged a man in the robbery of the Goodwill Store on Grove Avenue in Cleveland, Tenn., according to a news release.

Witnesses told officers the suspect fled on foot and ran toward the Village Green, Cleveland police spokeswoman Evie West said.

Officers proceeded in that direction and located a man near AMO Recovery matching the description given of the suspect.

Cleveland Police Officer Stephen Warner detained the suspect, later identified as 42-year-old William Earl Ball III.

West said another officer found clothing the suspect ditched in the area and a third officer found a Goodwill bag with a pair of shoes and a brown paper bag that contained cash believed to have been taken from Goodwill.