State police caught a retail theft suspect after a chase Friday afternoon.
Police said around 3:20 PM on March 17th, troopers were dispatched to the Walmart on Oakland Avenue in White Township for a reported theft of tools and clothing. The suspect, identified only as a 36-year-old Somerset man, had pushed them out of the store in a shopping cart without paying for them, according to Walmart loss prevention employees.
A trooper in a marked police car found the suspect vehicle along Oakland Avenue and tried to make a traffic stop, but the suspect made an illegal u-turn and went back into the Southtowne Plaza shopping center. When he saw other police cars joining the pursuit, he made an abrupt left turn and unintentionally struck the pursuing car. The suspect vehicle was then blocked by the other cars.
All the stolen items were found in the car, and the suspect resisted arrest as he was taken into custody. Charges are pending.
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