Man nabbed with frozen shrimp bags down his pants

From Associated Press

October 20, 2008 2:49 PM EDT

"BRADENTON, Fla. - Authorities said a man tried to steal several bags of
frozen shrimp from a supermarket by hiding them down his pants. The Manatee
County Sheriff's Office reported that an off-duty detective was shopping at
a Sweetbay supermarket Sunday when he noticed what appeared to be a man with
groceries stuffed in his pants.

The detective approached the 32-year-old man and ordered him to stop.
Authorities said the man then removed several bags of shrimp from his pants
and promised to put them back.

When the man fled for the store's exit, the detective tackled and restrained
him until patrol deputies arrived.

The man was charged with shoplifting, battery on an officer and resisting
arrest. He was being held on $2,600 bail..."

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Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
> The detective approached the 32-year-old man and ordered him to stop.
> Authorities said the man then removed several bags of shrimp from his pants
> and promised to put them back.
>
> When the man fled for the store's exit, the detective tackled and restrained
> him until patrol deputies arrived.
>
> The man was charged with shoplifting, battery on an officer and resisting
> arrest. He was being held on $2,600 bail..."

A friend of mine was a shoplifting detective
for a department store when he was in his 20's.
He saw shoplifting all the time. He said he
couldn't do anything until they left the store.
It wasn't shoplifting until that happened.

If this guy dumped all the purloined product,
or if he was subdued before leaving the store,
he will win his criminal case, and he might win
a civil case against the detective.