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78-Year-Old Woman Arrested After Displaying Gun at AT&T Store: Arlington Police

Nelda Bell was still at the store when officers arrived, and was taken into custody

Nelda Bell, 78.
Arlington Police Department

A 78-year-old woman was arrested after police say she brandished a gun and demanded property at an Arlington AT&T store.

Officers responded Friday to the store in the 4200 block of West Green Oaks Boulevard, near Pleasant Ridge Road, where the woman was inside displaying a gun, police said.

Nelda Bell was still at the store when officers arrived, and was taken into custody. She was charged with attempted aggravated robbery, police said.

Police said Bell was a "disgruntled customer."

No injuries were reported.

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