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NANTICOKE — A homeless man ran from Weis Market after allegedly stealing steaks, peaches, fondue and other items on Monday.
City police arrested Terry A. Hill, 33, address listed as homeless in Binghamton, New York, when he was found walking in the area of Hill and Slope streets. A backpack containing the stolen items was found nearby, police said.
According to the criminal complaint:
A shopper contacted police after noticing a Weis Market loss prevention officer chasing a man, identified as Hill, through the parking lot.
Police said surveillance cameras recorded Hill with a backpack inside the store walking in several aisles and selecting items. Hill then entered a restroom and was followed by a store employee.
The employee noticed Hill was inside the handicap stall and overheard what sounded like Cellophane being flushed down a toilet. Hill emerged from the stall and adjusted the backpack before leaving and exiting the store where the loss prevention officer began chasing him.
Hill denied he was inside Weis Market and denied the backpack belonged to him.
Police said the backpack contained steaks, tortillas, rice, garlic pasta, peaches and fondue, the complaint says.
Hill said he arrived in Nanticoke on Monday from New York and was going to his girlfriend’s house but police said he was not able to provide the woman’s address.
Police said a box of syringes was also found in the backpack.
Value of the stolen items was $57.52, police said.
Hill was arraigned by District Judge James J. Haggerty in Luzerne County Central Court on charges of retail theft and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $2,500 bail.