Kerns Campbell from a prior arrest in Atlantic County, New Jersey.
A 47-year-old Coatesville man shopping at the Croydon CVS store decided he was entitled to the special” five-finger discount” that wasn’t advertised and now he’s in jail for theft, according to police.
Bristol Township police responded to a retail theft in progress call at the CVS at 901 Bristol Pike, court documents say.
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A store employee provided police with a description of the man, who was stashing small body wash bottles and cosmetic items in a bag, police said. A CVS employee confronted the man, Kerns Campbell, who dropped the bag and took off running with the employee ripping Campbell’s shirt off following in hot pursuit, court documents say. Campbell ran out of the store going north on Route 13, according to court papers.
A witness to the theft chased the suspect and saw Campbell jump over a fence into a backyard on Nancy Drive, police said. Officers arrived on scene initiating a grid search for the suspect on Nancy Drive. Officers searched backyards on the street and found the suspect-with no shirt on hiding under a vehicle near the 1200 block with cosmetic items in his pockets.
Value of the theft came out to about $200 and Campbell was positively identified by the CVS employee.
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Campbell is charged with a felony count of retail theft and is now in Bucks County Jail on 10 percent of $70,000 bail. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on September 4 at Bristol Borough District Court.
