Crime & Safety
Man's Attempt to Steal Bike at Wal-Mart Fails, Police Say
The following arrest information was provided by the White Plains Police Department, it does not indicate a conviction.
A West Harrison man wasn't terribly creative as he tried to steal a mountain bike from Wal-Mart this weekend, police say.
Store security told police they caught the 53-year-old man simply wheeling the $88 bike out of the front door without paying, just before 3 p.m. Saturday.
He didn't get far. Security stopped the man just past the main entrance and called police who arrested the man and charged him with petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
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The suspect was held on $500 bail.
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