Crime & Safety
Acme Contractor Busted Stealing Groceries While Store Was Closed
Information provided by the Bath Township Police Department.
On Oct. 20, a contractor doing maintenance work over night in Acme Fresh Market decided to help himself to some free groceries, according to a Bath Township police report.
The Acme manager watched the man load a cart with items and walk out of the store. No one was working to check him out, according to the report. The man loaded the merchandise, worth $51, into his car and left.
The next day, the man reported for work again, was confronted about stealing the groceries and admitted to the theft, according to the report.
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Bath Township police charged the man with theft and he was released with a court summons.
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