On the heels of her colleague Tracy McCain's plagiarism, WFMY's Wendy Gatlin puts "written by Wendy Gatlin" on an article she did not write. Here is the article as it appears under Gatlin's byline. The highlighted portions are copied word-for-word from an August 5th, 2012 press release from the Greensboro Police Department.
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(Greensboro, NC) -- On August 5, 2012 at 10:00 pm Southern Patrol Officers responded to Family Dollar located at 3000 Randleman Road in reference to a robbery from business.
Employees told police that two suspects entered the store and one of the suspects went up to the register, brandished a handgun, and demanded money. The suspects then left with an undisclosed amount of money on foot towards Randleman Road.
The first suspect is described as a black male, approx 5'10" tall, dressed in black hooded sweatshirt, black pants, wearing a covering over his face, and armed with a handgun.
The second suspect is described as a black female, approx. 5'6" tall, wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and black pants. She also had a cover over her face.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Greensboro Police Department or Crimestoppers at 336.373.1000.
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