Crime & Safety
Police: Man Claims He's Armed, Steals Seafood from Bala Cynwyd Acme
About $42 in merchandise was stolen, Lower Merion police said.
A man stealing seafood from the grocery store in Bala Cynwyd Saturday told an employee who confronted him, "I have a weapon," as he fled the store, Lower Merion police said Monday.
A balding black male weighing about 240 pounds and wearing a white T-shirt and jeans had grabbed about $42 worth of shrimp, crab and other searfood about 8:45 p.m. Saturday, police told reporters.
After threatening the employee, he fled the store. No one was hurt, but the suspect was not apprehended.
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An officer declined to say whether the employee who confronted the man was a security guard. It was not clear where in the store the confrontation happened.
An Acme manager reached by phone Monday afternoon declined to comment.
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