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Man Accused Of Striking Home Depot Employee Following Theft

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Tom Sofield

A Bristol Township man is accused of punching a Home Depot loss prevention employee after allegedly stealing from the Falls Township store.

Police File Photo
Police File Photo

According to court documents, police were dispatched to the Home Depot on Commerce Boulevard last Tuesday at 6:47 p.m. for a report of a retail theft in progress. An officer pulled up and found Nicholas Pentz, 21, struggling with a store loss prevention employee, police said.

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The loss prevention employee told Officer Matthew Killeen that Pentz walked out of the store with items he did not pay for. The loss prevention employee confronted Pentz outside of the store and the 21 year old struck him in the head with a closed fist.

Pentz was charged with robbery, simple assault and retail theft. He was arraigned and sent to Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $50,000 bail.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.