Crime & Safety
Supermarket Manager Chases Down Seafood Thief In Vernon
A man tried to rip off a local store after visiting the seafood area, police said.
VERNON, CT — A lunchtime seafood thief was chased down by an alert store manager at a Vernon supermarket, police said.
The incident took place at 11:21 a.m. on Dec. 10, according to an arrest report.
A customer at the ShopRite supermarket in the Tri-City Plaza, identified as a 66-year-old Ellington man, picked out $104.51 worth of seafood, but when he was at a checkout counter, paid for just $16 of it, according to an arrest report.
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The man then made his way out of the market, but was apprehended by the manager, according to an arrest report.
He was charged with sixth-degree larceny after police arrived.
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