Crime & Safety

Stolen Medicine and a Little Something for His Sweet Tooth

Police are investigating the shoplifting of hundreds of dollars worth of medications and three bags of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups from Stop & Shop.

A shoplifter swiped about $200 worth of cold, sinus and flu medications and three bags of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups from Stop & Shop, 470 Monroe Turnpike, on Feb. 2.

At around 9:39 p.m., store employees saw a 6-foot-tall white male with a shaved head and a gray shirt filling reusable shopping bags with medications. The suspect rolled his shopping cart past the cash registers, but police said an employee stopped him when he got to the door.

The man grabbed the three bags from the cart and ran off, crashing into the sliding doors and causing them to open, according to the report.

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Police said the suspect drove off in a black Nissan and store employees were unable to get the plate number.


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