Bedford Woman Arrested After Police Find Pills in Her Bag

(BEDFORD) – A Bedford woman was arrested after Bedford Police officers were called to Walmart on Saturday afternoon.

Officers were contacted at 1:40 p.m. by the store’s loss prevention employee reporting that an employee working in the hair salon was wanted on an active warrant.

Amber Royston Atchison

Officers located 26-year-old Amber Royston Atchison and advised her she was wanted on a warrant. While placing Atchison under arrest for the warrant they searched her bag and found several pills that were identified as controlled substances and legend drugs.

Atchison was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a legend drug.