[update - 1-15-13]
Lower Providence Police provided further details in the incident, repoting that the person involved with the removal of the shopping cart off the Acme property had the intention of returning the cart after he had used it to transport his groceries home. Upon learning the man's intentions, police say that the Acme manager decided not to pursue theft or related charges in the cart removal.
[update 1-11-13]
Lower Providence Police reported on Lower Providence Patch Facebook that the shopping cart suspect was not arrested for the incident. The cart was also said to have been returned to Acme Markets.
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[original story below]
Three Lower Providence police patrol cars converged on the unit block of Trooper Road late Wednesday afternoon in response to a "theft in progress" call from the Acme Markets, located at 2775 W. Ridge Pike, in the township.
The haul? A shopping cart.
The suspect, an elderly-looking man, was stopped on foot in the driveway of a home at 24 N. Trooper Road.
Cops were interviewing neighbors and witnesses at the scene. Traffic was directed around the police vehicles but was not fully stopped along Trooper Road.
A full report will be available shortly, and Patch will update this story as more informaiton becomes available. The man is in custody and no further diversion of traffic is expected.
First of all the man was never taken into custody which was quite apparent when he walked into his house after the cops left. Secondly traffic was never diverted it was fine Thirdly this story was posted at 4:35 which was pretty much about the time the cops left. Mr dungan do you have a scanner and chase the police?
Gee, what a humanitarian that manager is? Why would he call the police in the first place? Did he not see that the man was older and that he had groceries in the cart? I could see if he was clearly running away with it screaming, 'YAY! I got a cart!' but anyone would see that he was only taking the stuff that he bought home! If I were this man, I wouldn't shop at Acme again! I hope he has someone that is able to drive him to a store in the future! I am glad that he didn't have a heart attack when all those police cars surrounded him! Have more compassion Acme!