A 25-year-old Levittown man took a stroll through a local superstore recently looking for deals on electronics and was arrested because he allegedly tried using the good old five-finger return policy approach, cops say.
Matthew Gleason was seen by a Wal-Mart Asset Protection Associate removing five items from the electronics department and walking them over to the pets department and placing them on a shelf there, court documents say.
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Gleason then walked back over to the electronics department where he selected two Wal-Mart shopping bags and returned to the area where he left the five items on the shelf and placed them in the bags, police records say.
Gleason then approached the courtesy desk attempting to return the items to the store in return for cash where he was unsuccessful I n attempting to complete that transaction. Authorities say, he then headed towards the exit of the store through the grocery exit passing all points where payment could be made making no attempt to do so, court records show.
Wal-Mart staff approached Gleason and identified themselves to the suspect who then dropped the merchandise and took off towards Levittown Parkway and was later found and detained by Tullytown police, court records say
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Gleason was arraigned by District Court Judge Robert J. Kelly on felony theft receiving stolen property charges and was set to jail in lieu of 10 percent of $50,000.
