Man Arrested on Retail Fraud Charges After Taking Pocket Knives, Mountain Dew

Man Arrested for Theft of Pocket Knives, Mountain Dew

arrested a 22-year-old man at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, after a retail fraud complaint at in the 3700 block of Owen Road in Fenton, said Sgt. Dave Reinfelder. Store security personnel stopped the man after they say he concealed two pocket knives and two cans of Mountain Dew and attempted to leave through the lawn and garden area, the police report said.

It would be third degree retail fraud for the suspect, which is a 90-day misdemeanor, Reinfelder said. Fenton police arrested the man and brought him to the station, where he later confessed and was held in the lockup for two hours, police said. The suspect was released with a ticket to appear in court on Oct. 15.

Larceny from auto

Fenton police say customer who parked a vehicle at in the 16000 block of Silver Parkway, on Sept. 7 returned on Tuesday and found her catalytic converter missing. Reinfelder said the customer left on Sept. 7 in a rented vehicle, and when she returned and drove her own vehicle away on Tuesday, her 2005 silver Cadillac made a very loud noise. It was due to the catalytic converter being removed, the police report said.

The incident is under investigation, he said.

Purse reported missing

On Monday around 5 p.m., a customer at in the 100 block of Caroline Street, Fenton, left without her shoulder bag, said Sgt. Dave Reinfelder. The woman, 76, a Fenton area resident, called Crust later but no one had seen her bag, the police report said.

The purse, described as large and blue with a shoulder strap, contained about $40 in cash, a debit card and the woman's drivers license, Reinfelder said.

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